superior conjunction vs conjunction

conjunction vs superior conjunction

superior conjunction and conjunction both are nouns.

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

As nouns, conjunction is a hypernym of superior conjunction; that is, conjunction is a word with a broader meaning than superior conjunction:

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

Other hypernyms of superior conjunction include alignment.

superior conjunction (noun)	conjunction (noun)
(astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the opposite side of the sun	something that joins or connects
	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 superior conjunction and conjunction

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