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   connection

   /kəˈnɛkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a relationship in which a person or thing is linked or associated with something else: "the connections between social attitudes and productivity" Similar linkrelationshiprelationrelatednessinterrelationinterrelatednessinterconnectioninterdependenceassociationattachmentbondtietie-incorrespondenceparallelanalogybearingrelevance
   • ▪ the action of linking one thing with another: "connection to the internet"
   • ▪ the placing of parts of an electric circuit in contact so that a current may flow.
   • ▪ a link between electrical components or pipes: "ensure that all connections between the wires are properly made" Similar attachmentjointfasteningcoupling
   • ▪ a link between two phones: "she replaced the receiver before the connection was made"
   • ▪ an arrangement or opportunity for catching a connecting train, bus, aircraft, etc.: "ferry connections are sporadic in the low season"
   • ▪ a connecting train, bus, etc.: "we had to wait for our connection to Frankfurt"
   • ▪ people with whom one has social or professional contact or to whom one is related, especially those with influence and able to offer one help: "he had connections in the music industry" Similar contactfriendacquaintanceallycolleagueassociatesponsorrelationrelativekindredkinkinsmankinswoman
   • 2. a supplier of narcotics. informal North American
   • ▪ a narcotics sale or purchase.
   • 3. an association of Methodist Churches: historical "the primitive Methodists broke with the Wesleyan connection in 1810"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin connexio(n-), from connectere (see connect). The spelling -ct (18th century) is from connect, on the pattern of pairs such as collect, collection.

   Derivatives

   • 1. connectional adjective

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   CONNECTION definition: 1. the state of being related to someone or something else: 2. on the subject of something: 3…. Learn more.

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   1. : the act of connecting : the state of being connected: such as. a. : causal or logical relation or sequence. the connection between two ideas. b (1) : contextual relation or association. In this connection the word has a different meaning. (2) : relationship in fact. wanted in connection with a robbery. c.

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   noun. the act or state of connecting. Synonyms: union, conjunction, junction. the state of being connected: the connection between cause and effect. anything that connects; a connecting part; link; bond: an electrical connection. Synonyms: yoke, coupling, tie. association; relationship:

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONNECTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A connection is a relationship between two things, people, or groups. There was no evidence of a connection between BSE and the brain diseases recently confirmed in cats. [+ between] The police say he had no connection with the security forces. [ + with] He has denied any connection to the bombing.

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   Definition of connection noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. the act or state of connecting; union. 2. something that connects, joins, or relates; link or bond. 3. a relationship or association. 4. logical sequence in thought or expression; coherence. 5. the relation of a word or phrase to its context: in this connection the word has no political significance.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › connectionConnection - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   noun. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) “there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare” synonyms: connectedness, connexion. see more. noun. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination. synonyms: association, connexion.