conjunction vs superior conjunction

superior conjunction vs conjunction

conjunction and superior conjunction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conjunction	Yes	No	No	No
superior conjunction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, superior conjunction is a hyponym of conjunction; that is, superior conjunction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conjunction:

conjunction: (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
superior conjunction: (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the opposite side of the sun

Other hyponyms of conjunction include inferior conjunction.

conjunction (noun)	superior conjunction (noun)
something that joins or connects	(astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the opposite side of the sun
the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
the state of being joined together

Difference between conjunction and superior conjunction

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