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Meaning of 'connection' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Connection [ n.]
- The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.
- That which connects or joins together; bond; tie.
- 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.
- The persons or things that are connected; as, a business connection; the Methodist connection.

Meaning of 'connection' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . connection [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
Example in sentence:
  • conditioning is a form of learning by association
Meaning (2):
- an instrumentality that connects
Example in sentence:
  • he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers;
  • he soldered the connection
Meaning (3):
- (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
Example in sentence:
  • he has powerful connections
Meaning (4):
- the state of being connected
Example in sentence:
  • the connection between church and state is inescapable
Meaning (5):
- the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
Example in sentence:
  • the joining of hands around the table;
  • there was a connection via the internet
Meaning (6):
- shifting from one form of transportation to another
Example in sentence:
  • the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta
Meaning (7):
- a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
Example in sentence:
  • there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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