Plural of conjuncture; multiple critical moments or situations created by combinations of circumstances.
Plural of conjuncture, formed by adding -s. The word maintains its Latin origin while adopting English pluralization conventions.
When historians write about multiple 'conjunctures,' they're recognizing that history is made not by single great causes but by special moments when circumstances align—'the conjunctures that shaped the 20th century' acknowledges that different unique combinations created different turning points.
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