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congiunzione — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alignment noun The arrangement of things in a straight line, or the state of being correctly positioned relative to each other.
  • conjunction noun A word that connects other words, phrases, or clauses, such as "and", "but", or "because".

Senses

congiunzione is used for these senses in English:

  • alignment (astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
  • crescent moon The Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun.
  • new moon The phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and is therefore obscured.
  • waxing moon A moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears larger each night as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon: a moon in any of the increasing lunar phases.

alignment — full definition

  1. noun The arrangement of things in a straight line, or the state of being correctly positioned relative to each other.
  2. noun Agreement or cooperation between people, groups, or goals.

conjunction — full definition

  1. noun A word that connects other words, phrases, or clauses, such as "and", "but", or "because".
  2. noun The act or state of two or more things occurring or joining together.
  3. noun In astronomy, an alignment where two celestial bodies appear at the same position in the sky as seen from Earth.

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