JUNCTURE

juncture. Juncture, n. a critical time, state, joint, point, union

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Junc″ture (jŭṉk″tū̍r; 135), n. [[L. junctura, fr. jungere to join. See Jointure.]] 1. 1. A joining; a union; an alliance. “Devotional compliance and juncture of hearts.” Eikon Basilike.
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. Boyle.
3. 3. A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency. “Extraordinary junctures.” Addison.
In such a juncture, what can the most plausible and refined philosophy offer? Berkeley.