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 Definitions of CONNECTION  [əˈnɛk ʃən]  

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Definition of 'CONNECTION' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) connection
the act or state of connecting.

2.  connection
the state of being connected.

3.  connection
anything that connects; link:
an electrical connection.

4.  connection
association; relationship:
no connection with any other firm of the same name.

5.  connection
logical association or development; mental association:
to make a connection between two events; in connection with your last remark.

6.  connection
contextual relation; context, as of a word.

7.  connection
Usu., connections. associates, relatives, or friends, esp. considered as having influence or power.

8.  connection
the meeting of trains, planes, etc., for transfer of passengers.

9.  connection
Often, connections. a transfer by a passenger from one conveyance to another:
to miss connections.

10.  connection
the conveyance boarded in making connections.

11.  connection
a channel of communication.

12.  connection
a circle of friends or associates or a member of such a circle.

13.  connection
a relative, esp. by marriage or distant blood relationship.

14.  connection
a person who sells illegal drugs.

15.  connection
a source of supply, esp. for scarce or illegal materials or goods.

16.  connection
a group of persons connected as by political or religious ties.

17.  connection
sexual intercourse.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME conneccioun, connexioun (< MF) < L connexiō <connect(ere) to connect)

Definition of 'CONNECTION' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) connection, connexion, connectedness
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"

2. (noun) connection, link, connectedness
the state of being connected
"the connection between church and state is inescapable"

3. (noun) connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
an instrumentality that connects
"he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"

4. (noun) connection
(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. (noun) association, connection, connexion
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
"conditioning is a form of learning by association"

6. (noun) connection, connexion, link
a connecting shape

7. (noun) connection
a supplier (especially of narcotics)

8. (noun) connection, connexion
shifting from one form of transportation to another
"the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"

9. (noun) joining, connection, connexion
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"


Definition of 'CONNECTION' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) connection
a relationship between ideas, events, things, or people
the connection between job satisfaction and happiness; no connection with/to this case

2.  connection
a feeling of liking and understanding
She felt a strong connection to the girl.

3.  connection
the process of joining to a service supplier, or the service supplied
an Internet/electricity connection

4.  connection
a plane, bus, or train that allows a traveler to continue their trip
I missed my connection in New York.

5.  connection
a place where wires connect
a loose connection in the wires


Definition of 'CONNECTION' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) CONNECTION
the act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship

2. (noun) CONNECTION
that which connects or joins together; bond; tie

3. (noun) CONNECTION
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

4. (noun) CONNECTION
the persons or things that are connected; as, a business connection; the Methodist connection


Translation of 'CONNECTION' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: something that connects or is connected
a faulty electrical connection.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: verbinding, koppeling; ve Arabic flag Arabic: وَصْلَه، وَسيلَة رَبْط Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: съединение
Brazilian flag Brazilian: ligação Czech flag Czech: spojení German flag German: der Anschluß
Danish flag Danish: forbindelse Greek flag Greek: σύνδεση Spanish flag Spanish: conexión
Estonian flag Estonian: ühendus, seos Farsi flag Farsi: اتصال Finnish flag Finnish: kytkentä
French flag French: connexion Hebrew flag Hebrew: חִבּוּר @@@חִיבּוּר$$$ Hindi flag Hindi: संयोजन, जोड़
Croatian flag Croatian: spoj, spajanje Hungarian flag Hungarian: (össze)kapcsolás Indonesian flag Indonesian: hubungan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: samtenging Italian flag Italian: connessione Japanese flag Japanese: 接続
Korean flag Korean: 접속부 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: (į)jungimas Latvian flag Latvian: savienojums
Malay flag Malay: sambungan Dutch flag Dutch: aansluiting Norwegian flag Norwegian: forbindelse, samband
Polish flag Polish: połączenie Persian flag Persian: اتصال Pashto flag Pashto: ارتباط، ربط وركوونكى، كړۍ
Portuguese flag Portuguese: ligação Romanian flag Romanian: contact Russian flag Russian: присоединение
Slovak flag Slovak: spojenie Slovenian flag Slovenian: povezava Serbian flag Serbian: spoj
Swedish flag Swedish: koppling, ledning, kontak Thai flag Thai: การเชื่อมต่อ Turkish flag Turkish: bağ, ilişki, bağlantı
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 連接物 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: з'єднання, зв'язок Urdu flag Urdu: جوڑ، رابط‍ہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự kết nối Chinese flag Chinese: 连接

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