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   Con·nec·tion

   /kəˈnekSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a relationship in which a person, thing, or idea 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 pipes or electrical components: "it is important to 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 off 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 with the music industry" Similar contactfriendacquaintanceallycolleagueassociatesponsorrelationrelativekindredkinkinsmankinswoman
   • 2. a supplier of narcotics: informal North American "she introduced Jean to a number of her male drug connections"
   • ▪ 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: [noun] the act of connecting : the state of being connected: such as. causal or logical relation or sequence. contextual relation or association. relationship in fact. a relation of personal intimacy (as of family ties). coherence, continuity.

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