connection

[Con*nec·tion]

The word connection is good for talking about the way things relate to each other. Your special connection to your cousin might have something to do with your mutual love for science fiction and barbecue.

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The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.

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"

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shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"

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an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn''t have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"

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the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"

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a supplier (especially of narcotics)

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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); "he has powerful connections"

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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"

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a connecting shape

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the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable"


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The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.

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That which connects or joins together; bond; tie.

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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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The persons or things that are connected; as, a business connection; the Methodist connection.


Connection

Con*nec"tion , n. [Cf. Connexion.] 1. The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.
He [Algazel] denied the possibility of a known connection between cause and effect.
The eternal and inserable connection between virtue and hapiness.
2. That which connects or joins together; bond; tie.
Any sort of connection which is perceived or imagined between two or more things.
3. 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. The persons or things that are connected; as, a business connection; the Methodist connection.
Men elevated by powerful connection.
At the head of a strong parliamentary connection.
Whose names, forces, connections, and characters were perfectly known to him.
In this connection, in connection with this subject. [A phrase objected to by some writers.] &hand; This word was formerly written, as by Milton, with x instead of t in the termination, connexion, and the same thing is true of the kindred words inflexion, reflexion, and the like. But the general usage at present is to spell them connection, inflection, reflection, etc. Syn. -- Union; coherence; continuity; junction; association; dependence; intercourse; commerce; communication; affinity; relationship.

The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.

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Usage Examples

I like being alone and I think this movie, as much as it is an investigation of connection and people bonding, I also think it's just as much about loneliness.

I am very averse to bringing myself forward in print, but as my account will only appear as an appendage to a former production, and as it will be confined to such topics as have connection with my authorship alone, I can hardly accuse myself of a personal intrusion.

Communication - the human connection - is the key to personal and career success.

Families survive, one way or another. You have a tie, a connection that exists long after death, through many lifetimes.

Enthusiasm - a distemper of youth, curable by small doses of repentance in connection with outward applications of experience.

I grew up in a family of strong women and I owe any capacity I have to understand women to my mother and big sister. They taught me to respect women in a way where I've always felt a strong emotional connection to women, which has also helped me in the way I approach my work as an actor.

I don't have anything against my mom, but my family has no emotional connection to each other.

Absolutely, there is a connection between food and love. I always say, when there's love in my heart or I'm feeling particularly good, the food comes out that much better. And so I think Valentine's Day is a special day.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Fishing provides that connection with the whole living world. It gives you the opportunity of being totally immersed, turning back into yourself in a good way. A form of meditation, some form of communion with levels of yourself that are deeper than the ordinary self.

But I am just as appalled that my experience, knowledge, dedication and service relative to defending the United States against biological warfare has been turned against me in connection with the search for the anthrax killer.

I care about the connection with the audience. Film is such a powerful medium. Movies can change the way people think.

I really love the independent movies and I just think that sometimes when they throw a lot of money into it and a lot of special effects and a lot of stunts that you lose the connection, the human connection and I personally love movies that are about the human connection.

Conservatives sense a link between television and drugs, but they do not grasp the nature of this connection.

But in the finished art of the song the use of words has no connection with the use of words in poetry.

Both of my parents would say they were atheists, so where I inherited my connection to God I don't know. But it's natural. No Bible, no Torah, just the love religion.

Aereo is the first potentially transformative technology that has the chance to give people access to broadcast television delivered over the Internet to any device, large or small, they desire. No wires, no new boxes or remotes, portable everywhere there's an Internet connection in the world - truly a revolutionary product.

All this technology for connection and what we really only know more about is how anonymous we are in the grand scheme of things.

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