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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Juncture

/(jŭṉk"tū̇r; 135)/ · Junc·ture · IPA /ˈd͡ʒʌŋk.t͡ʃɚ/
01 n. A joining; a union; an alliance.
  1. 1.
    A joining; a union; an alliance.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    The line or point at which two bodies are joined; a joint; an articulation; a seam; as, the junctures of a vessel or of the bones.
  3. 3.
    A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency.
    “In such a juncture, what can the most plausible and refined philosophy offer?” — Berkeley.