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CONNECTION

Definition:

[noun] 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"
Synonyms: connexion, connectedness
[noun] the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable"
Synonyms: link, connectedness
[noun] an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
Synonyms: connexion, connector, connecter, connective
[noun] (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"
[noun] the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"
Synonyms: association, connexion
[noun] a connecting shape
Synonyms: connexion, link
[noun] a supplier (especially of narcotics)
[noun] shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
Synonyms: connexion
[noun] 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"
Synonyms: joining, connexion