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1. | [ noun ] a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) | |
Synonyms: | connectedness connexion | |
Examples: | "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" |
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Related terms: | unconnectedness relation relevance alliance bridge series involvement relatedness communication linkage concatenation connected unconnected | |
2. | [ noun ] the state of being connected | |
Synonyms: | connectedness link | |
Examples: | "the connection between church and state is inescapable" |
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Related terms: | disjunction union coherence contact interconnection concatenation lifeline relate | |
3. | [ noun ] an instrumentality that connects | |
Synonyms: | connector connecter connective connexion | |
Examples: | "he soldered the connection" "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" |
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Related terms: | instrumentality telephone_line yoke attachment hookup junction temporary_hookup slip_ring hitch ground backbone jumper connect plug_in | |
4. | [ noun ] (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship) | |
Examples: | "he has powerful connections" |
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Related terms: | acquaintance plural | |
5. | [ noun ] the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination | |
Synonyms: | association connexion | |
Examples: | "conditioning is a form of learning by association" |
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Related terms: | memory colligation relate | |
6. | [ noun ] a connecting shape | |
Synonyms: | link connexion | |
Related terms: | shape articulation node | |
7. | [ noun ] (business) a supplier (especially of narcotics) | |
Related terms: | supplier narcotic | |
8. | [ noun ] (transportation) shifting from one form of transportation to another | |
Synonyms: | connexion | |
Examples: | "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" |
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Related terms: | transportation connect | |
9. | [ noun ] the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) | |
Synonyms: | connexion connecting joining | |
Examples: | "the joining of hands around the table" "there was a connection via the internet" |
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Related terms: | change_of_integrity encounter approximation interconnection fastening intersection convergence hit junction concatenation articulation join join get_in_touch connect connect | |
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