JUNTO
What does "JUNTO" mean?
A small group of people joined for a common, often political or self-improving, purpose.
Meanings
- A clique, faction, or council formed to pursue a shared aim, sometimes secretly. A junto of merchants met weekly to debate trade and improve themselves.
Did you know?
- In 1727 Benjamin Franklin founded a discussion club called the Junto, whose members debated questions of morals, politics, and science - and whose shared book collection grew into America's first subscription library.
Word origin
An English alteration of Spanish 'junta' (council, assembly), reshaped to look like a masculine Spanish noun; ultimately from Latin 'iunctus' (joined).
Remember it
JUNTO is 'junta' with its final A flipped to O - same Latin root 'joined', but the friendly version: a club, not a coup.
A little poem
A handful joined by candle and by aim-
small rooms have lit large centuries to flame.
couplet
What it teaches
A few minds that meet on purpose will outbuild a crowd that merely gathers.
Quick facts
What does JUNTO mean?
A small group of people joined for a common, often political or self-improving, purpose.
Is JUNTO a valid word?
Yes — JUNTO is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is JUNTO?
JUNTO has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does JUNTO come from?
An English alteration of Spanish 'junta' (council, assembly), reshaped to look like a masculine Spanish noun; ultimately from Latin 'iunctus' (joined).
What can JUNTO teach us?
A few minds that meet on purpose will outbuild a crowd that merely gathers.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.