abjunction

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/æbˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃən/

noun

The creation of spores by cutting off portions of the sporophore by the growth of septa; abstriction.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounabjunction (countable and uncountable, plural abjunctions)

plural abjunctions

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe creation of spores by cutting off portions of the sporophore by the growth of septa; abstriction.
  2. countableuncountablehuman sciencesSynonym of material nonimplication.

    Synonyms: material nonimplication

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of material nonimplication.

Origin

From ab- (“away”) + junction (“to join”).

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APA

abjunction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abjunction

MLA

“abjunction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abjunction. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abjunction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abjunction.

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