CONJUNCTION (from

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Lat. conjungere, to join together)  , a general term signifying the act or state of being joined together . It is used technically in astronomy and grammar . In astronomy," conjunction" is the nearest apparent approach of two heavenly bodies which seem to pass each other in their courses—said to be in longitude, right ascension, &c., when they have the same longitude, &c . A superior conjunction is one in which the lesser body is beyond the greater, especially when a planet is beyond the sun . An inferior conjunction is one in which a planet is on our side of the sun . In grammar the term " conjunction is applied to one of the so-called " parts of speech, " viz. those words which are used to " join together " words, clauses or sentences . Con-junctions are variously classified according to their specific function, e.g. adversative (" but," " though ") which contrast, illative (" therefore ") where the second sentence or clause is an inference from the first, temporal where a time-relation is expressed, and so forth .