junction

  1. Noun.  The act of joining, or the state of being joined.
  2. Noun.  A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet.
  3. Noun.  The boundary between two physically different materials, especially between conductors, semiconductors, or metals.
  4. Noun.  (nautical) The place where a distributary departs from the main stream.

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