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Iunctum

Iunctum is a Latin noun and neuter form meaning "a joining" or "that which has been joined," derived from the verb iungo, "to join." As an adjective, the related form iunctus (and its neuter iunctum) means "joined," "yoked," or "bound." In classical usage, iunctum could denote a physical junction—such as a seam or bond—and also a figurative joining, like the linking of ideas or obligations. In medieval and early modern Latin, the term appears in legal, philosophical, and rhetorical contexts to denote connection or coalition within a larger whole.

In modern philology and historical linguistics, iunctum is primarily of interest as part of Latin morphology

and
as
a
term
used
to
discuss
how
elements
are
joined
in
texts.
Its
cognates
include
iunctio
(the
act
or
result
of
joining,
a
junction)
and
iunctus
(joined),
from
which
English
terms
such
as
junction
and
conjunction
ultimately
derive.
The
form
iunctum
is
encountered
in
scholarly
glossaries
and
discussions
of
Latin
syntax
and
compound
words,
where
it
serves
to
illustrate
the
concept
of
joined
elements
within
a
structure.