adj. 1. Joined together; united. 2. Acting in association; combined: "the conjunct ... influences of fire and strong drink" (Thomas Love Peacock). 3. Music Of or relating to successive tones of the scale, moving step by step: conjunct motion; a conjunct melody. n. (kŏnjŭngkt′) 1. One that is in conjunction or association with another. 2. Logic One of the components of a conjunction. [Middle English, from Latin coniūnctus, past participle of coniungere, to join together; see CONJOIN.] con·junctly adv. |
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