Emily Dickinson Lexicon

JUNC'TURE, n. [L. junctura; Sp. juntura; It. giuntura; from L. jungo, to join.]

1. A joining; union; amity; as, the juncture of hearts. [Little used.] – King Charles.
2. A union of two bodies; a seam; particularly, a joint or articulation. – Encyc.
3. The line or point at which two bodies are joined. – Boyle.
4. A point of time; particularly, a point rendered critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances. Addison.