connection (n.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: connexion , connectedness ]

  2. the state of being connected; the connection between church and state is inescapable

    [ Syn: link , connectedness ]

  3. an instrumentality that connects; he soldered the connection; he didnt have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers

    [ Syn: connexion , connector , connecter , connective ]

  4. (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship); he has powerful connections'

  5. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; conditioning is a form of learning by association

    [ Syn: association , connexion ]

  6. a connecting shape

    [ Syn: connexion , link ]

  7. a supplier (especially of narcotics)

  8. shifting from one form of transportation to another; the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta

    [ Syn: connexion ]

  9. the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); the joining of hands around the table; there was a connection via the internet

    [ Syn: joining , connexion ]

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