juncture
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
junct
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
juncture
a joining or being joined; a point or line of joining or connection; joint
接合, 连接, 接缝
Note: compare juncture with junction
Dissection of juncture
juncture = junct (join) + -ure (act; state);
juncture = the state of being joined
Now Repeat my Dissection
juncture = the state of being joined
Important roots for this word:
-ure
junct
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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