Conjuction

CONJUNCTION

NOUN

1.

Grammar .

a.

any member of a small class of words distinguished inmany languages by their function as connectors between words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, as and,because, but, however.

b.

any other word or expression of similar function, as inany case.

2.

the act of conjoining; combination.

3.

the state of being conjoined; union; association: The police,in conjunction with the army, established order.

4.

a combination of events or circumstances.

5.

Logic .

a.

a compound proposition that is true if and only if all ofits component propositions are true.

b.

the relation among the components of such aproposition, usually expressed by AND or & or ·.

6.

Astronomy .

a.

the coincidence of two or more heavenly bodies at thesame celestial longitude.

b.

the state of two or more such coinciding heavenlybodies.

7.

Astrology . 

the coincidence of two or more heavenly bodiesat the same celestial longitude, characterized by aunification of the planetary energies; an astrological aspect.

con'junctional

— adj

con'junctionally

— adv Here are some examples of coordinating conjunctions in English and what they do: For presents a reason ("He is gambling with his health, for he has been smoking far too long."). And presents non-contrasting item(s) or idea(s) ("They gamble, and they smoke."). Nor presents a non-contrasting negative idea ("They do not gamble, nor do they smoke."). But presents a contrast or exception ("They gamble, but they don't smoke."). Or presents an alternative item or idea ("Every day, they gamble or they smoke."). Yet presents a contrast or exception ("They gamble, yet they don't smoke."). So presents a consequence ("He gambled well last night, so he smoked a cigar to celebrate."). Correlative conjunctions  Correlative conjunctions work in pairs to join words and groups of words of equal weight in a sentence. There are six different pairs of correlative conjunctions: either...or not only...but also neither...nor (or increasingly neither...or) both...and whether...or just as...so Examples: You either do your work or prepare for a trip to the office. Not only is he handsome, but he is also brilliant. Neither the basketball team nor the football team is doing well. Both the cross country team and the swimming team are doing well. Whether you stay or go is your decision. Just as many Americans love football, so many Canadians love ice hockey. Source : www.wikipedia.com and www.dictionary.com