| NOUN | relation | connection, connexion, connectedness | a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) |
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| state | connection, link, connectedness | the state of being connected | |
| artifact | connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective | an instrumentality that connects | |
| person | connection | (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship) | |
| cognition | connection, association, connexion | the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination / imagination | |
| shape | connection, connexion, link | a connecting shape | |
| person | connection | a supplier (especially of narcotics) | |
| act | connection, connexion | shifting from one form of transportation to another | |
| act | connection, joining, connexion | the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) |
| Sounds | kahneh'kshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it). | |
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| Example | "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" | |
| Synonyms | connexion, connectedness | |
| Attributes | connected | joined or linked together |
| unconnected | not joined or linked together | |
| Narrower | alliance, bond | A connection based on kinship / kinship or marriage or common interest |
| bridge | Something resembling a bridge in form or function | |
| communication | A connection allowing access between persons or places | |
| concatenation | The linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc | |
| involvement | A connection of inclusion or containment | |
| linkage | An associative relation | |
| relatedness | A particular manner of connectedness | |
| relevance, relevancy | The relation of something to the matter at hand | |
| series | (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other | |
| Broader | relation | An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together |
| Opposite | unconnectedness | The lack of a connection between things |
| Spanish | conexión | |
| Catalan | connexió, nexe | |
| Meaning | The state of being connected. | |
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| Example | "the connection between church and state is inescapable" | |
| Synonyms | link, connectedness | |
| Narrower | coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness | The state of cohering or sticking together |
| concatenation | The state of being linked together as in a chain | |
| contact | The state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity | |
| interconnection, interconnectedness | A state of being connected reciprocally | |
| Broader | union, unification | The state of being joined or united or linked |
| Opposite | disjunction, disjuncture, disconnection, disconnectedness | state of being disconnected |
| Spanish | conexión, vínculo | |
| Catalan | connexió, vincle | |
| Meaning | (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship). | |
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| Example | "he has powerful connections" | |
| Broader | acquaintance, friend | A person with whom you are acquainted |
| Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
| Spanish | contacto, contactos, enchufe, padrinos | |
| Catalan | contacte, contactes, influències, padrins | |
| Verbs | connect | establish a rapport or relationship |
| Meaning | The process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination / imagination. | |
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| Synonyms | association, connexion | |
| Narrower | colligation | The connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis |
| Broader | memory, remembering | The cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered |
| Spanish | asociación, conexión | |
| Catalan | associació, connexió | |
| Verbs | connect | make a logical or causal connection |
| Meaning | A connecting shape. | |
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| Synonyms | connexion, link | |
| Narrower | articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction | The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made |
| node | A connecting point at which several lines come together | |
| Broader | shape, form | The spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance |
| Spanish | conexión, enlace | |
| Catalan | connexió, enllaç | |
| Meaning | A supplier (especially of narcotics). | |
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| Category | narcotic | A drug that produces numbness or stupor |
| Broader | supplier, provider | someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity |
| Spanish | contacto, enlace | |
| Catalan | contacte | |
| Meaning | shifting from one form of transportation to another. | |
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| Example | "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" | |
| Synonym | connexion | |
| Broader | transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance | The act of moving something from one location to another |
| Spanish | conexión, correspondencia, enlace | |
| Catalan | connexió, correspondència, enllaç | |
| Verbs | connect | be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation |
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