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conjuncture

 
Dictionary: con·junc·ture
(kən-jŭngk'chər) pronunciation
n.
  1. A combination, as of events or circumstances: "the power that lies in the conjuncture of faith and fatherland" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).
  2. A critical set of circumstances; a crisis: "reports on the deteriorating world conjuncture and the disappointment of earlier hopes" (Financial Times).

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a critical combination of events or circumstances


Wikipedia: Conjuncture
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In general, a conjuncture is a period marked by some watershed event which separates different epochs.

In economics, conjuncture (fluctuation) is a critical combination of events.

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Translations: Conjuncture
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sammentræf

Nederlands (Dutch)
samenloop van omstandigheden, toestand

Français (French)
n. - conjoncture, circonstance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zusammentreffen, Fügung der Umstände

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συγκυρία, περίσταση

Italiano (Italian)
congiuntura, unione, giuntura, concomitanza, situazione critica, frangente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - conjuntura (f), combinação (f)

Русский (Russian)
стечение обстоятельств

Español (Spanish)
n. - coyuntura

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sammanträffande, kritiskt ögonblick, konjunktur (hand.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
场合, 危机, 时期

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 場合, 危機, 時期

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 국면, 위기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 局面, 際, 非常事態

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حاله حرجه, وضع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צירוף מסיבות‬


 
 
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