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con⋅nec⋅tion

  [kuh-nek-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act or state of connecting.
2. the state of being connected: the connection between cause and effect.
3. anything that connects; connecting part; link; bond: an electrical connection.
4. association; relationship: the connection between crime and poverty; no connection with any other firm of the same name.
5. a circle of friends or associates or a member of such a circle.
6. association with or development of something observed, imagined, discussed, etc.: to make a connection between the smell of smoke and the presence of fire; I have a few thoughts in connection with your last remarks.
7. contextual relation; context, as of a word.
8. the meeting of trains, planes, etc., for transfer of passengers: There are good connections between buses in Chicago.
9. Often, connections. a transfer by a passenger from one conveyance to another: to miss connections.
10. a specific vehicle, airplane, ship, etc., boarded in making connections: My connection for Hartford is the 10:58.
11. a relative, esp. by marriage or distant blood relationship.
12. Slang. a person who sells drugs directly to addicts.
13. a source of supply for goods, material, etc., that is scarce, difficult, or illegal to obtain: a connection to obtain guns and ammunition for the rebels.
14. a group of persons connected as by political or religious ties.
15. Usually, connections. associates, relations, acquaintances, or friends, esp. representing or having some influence or power: European connections; good connections in Congress.
16. a religious denomination: the Methodist connection.
17. a channel of communication: a bad telephone connection.
18. sexual intercourse.
Also, British, connexion.

Origin:
1350–1400; var. sp. of connexion; ME conneccioun, connexioun (< MF) < L connexiōn- (s. of connexiō), equiv. to connex(us) (ptp. of connectere to connect ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
con⋅nec⋅tion⋅al, adjective

Synonyms:
1. junction, conjunction, union. 3. tie, coupling, yoke. 5. affiliation, alliance. 11. relation.
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con·nec·tion   (kə-něk'shən)   
n.  
    1. The act of connecting.
    2. The state of being connected.
    3. A drug dealer.
    4. A purchase of illegal drugs.
  2. One that connects; a link: made a connection between the two pipes.
  3. An association or relationship: There appeared to be no connection between the two crimes.
  4. The logical or intelligible ordering of words or ideas; coherence.
  5. Reference or relation to something else; context: In this connection, the agreement can be seen as a step toward peace.
  6. A person, especially one of influence or importance, with whom one is associated, as by kinship or common interests: used her connections to land a job.
  7. A conveyance or scheduled run providing continuing service between means of transportation: missed my connection in Atlanta.
  8. A physical link, such as by wire or fiber-optic cable, between two or more points in a telecommunications system: established a connection to the Internet.
  9. A means or channel of communication: couldn't hear due to the bad phone connection.
  10. Slang
    1. A drug dealer.
    2. A purchase of illegal drugs.
con·nec'tion·al adj.
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Connection

Con*nec"tion\, n. [Cf. Connexion.]

1. The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.

He [Algazel] denied the possibility of a known connection between cause and effect. --Whewell.

The eternal and inserable connection between virtue and hapiness. --Atterbury.

2. That which connects or joins together; bond; tie.

Any sort of connection which is perceived or imagined between two or more things. --I. Taylor.

3. A relation; esp. a person connected with another by marriage rather than by blood; -- used in a loose and indefinite, and sometimes a comprehensive, sense.

4. The persons or things that are connected; as, a business connection; the Methodist connection.

Men elevated by powerful connection. --Motley.

At the head of a strong parliamentary connection. --Macaulay.

Whose names, forces, connections, and characters were perfectly known to him. --Macaulay.

In this connection, in connection with this subject.

Note: [A phrase objected to by some writers.]

Note: This word was formerly written, as by Milton, with x instead of t in the termination, connexion, and the same thing is true of the kindred words inflexion, reflexion, and the like. But the general usage at present is to spell them connection, inflection, reflection, etc.

Syn: Union; coherence; continuity; junction; association; dependence; intercourse; commerce; communication; affinity; relationship.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : connection
Spanish: conexión,
German: der Anschluß,
Japanese: 接続
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connection 
c.1385, from O.Fr. connexion, from L. connexionem, from connectere "to fasten together," from com- "together" + nectere "to bind, tie" (see nexus).
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connection con·nec·tion (kə-něk'shən)
n.

  1. The act of connecting or the state of being connected.
  2. Something that connects.

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