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English to English noun
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a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) |  | Example: there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare
source: wordnet30
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the state of being connected | | Example: the connection between church and state is inescapable
source: wordnet30
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an instrumentality that connects | | Example: he soldered the connection
he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
source: wordnet30
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(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship) | | Example: he has powerful connections
source: wordnet30
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the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination | | Example: conditioning is a form of learning by association
source: wordnet30
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a connecting shape | | source: wordnet30
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a supplier (especially of narcotics) | | source: wordnet30
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shifting from one form of transportation to another | | Example: the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta
source: wordnet30
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the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) | | Example: the joining of hands around the table
there was a connection via the internet
source: wordnet30
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The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship. | | source: webster1913
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