How to pronounce junction
American English pronunciation
JUNK-shun
- IPA
- /ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
- Syllables
- JUNK · shun (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What junction means
A place where roads or railway lines meet
In a sentence: Turn left at the junction where the dirt road meets the highway.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning "a joining," from a word meaning "to join."
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