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connection
n. link; junction; physical link; act of connecting; context, reference to something; transportation link that provides continuing service between means of transportation; means of communication (as telephone connection); supplier of drugs, drug dealer (Slang); purchase of unlawful drugs (Slang)


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Connection
Connection, Connected, Connectivity, or Connexion may refer to:MusicConnected (album) is a 1992 album by the Stereo MC'sConnected (Foreign Exchange album) is an album by The Foreign Exchange"Connected" (song), a song by Ayumi Hamasaki."Connected" (RBD song), a song by RBD."Connection" (song), a song released by the britpop group Elastica"Connection (Rolling Stones song)", a song by the Rolling Stones.Connection (dance), the primary means of communication between the lead and follow"Connection", a song by Avail from their 1992 album SatiateConnect Music Festival, which is held in InveraryScotland
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connection
Noun
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"
(synonym) connexion, connectedness
(hypernym) relation
(hyponym) series
(attribute) connected
2. the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable"
(synonym) link, connectedness
(hypernym) union, unification
(hyponym) lifeline
3. an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
(synonym) connexion, connector, connecter, connective
(hypernym) instrumentality, instrumentation
(hyponym) attachment, bond
(derivation) plug in, connect
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"
(hypernym) acquaintance, friend
(derivation) connect
(classification) plural, plural form
5. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"
(synonym) association, connexion
(hypernym) memory, remembering
(hyponym) colligation
(derivation) associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect
6. a connecting shape
(synonym) connexion, link
(hypernym) shape, form
(hyponym) node
7. a supplier (especially of narcotics)
(hypernym) supplier, provider
(classification) narcotic
8. shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
(synonym) connexion
(hypernym) transportation, transfer, transferral, conveyance
(derivation) connect
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"
(synonym) joining, connexion
(hypernym) change of integrity
(hyponym) hit
(derivation) connect


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Connection
(n.)
The persons or things that are connected; as, a business connection; the Methodist connection.
  
 
(n.)
The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.
  
 
(n.)
That which connects or joins together; bond; tie.
  
 
(n.)
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.
  

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Telecommunication Standard Terms DictionaryDownload this dictionary
connection
1. A provision for a signal to propagate from one point to another, such as from one circuitline, subassembly, or component to another. 2. An association established between functional units for conveying information.

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