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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (6)

1. a connecting shape;
[syn: connection, connexion, link]

2. 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"
[syn: connection, connexion, connectedness]

3. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination;
- Example: "conditioning is a form of learning by association"
[syn: association, connection, connexion]

4. an instrumentality that connects;
- Example: "he soldered the connection"
- Example: "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
[syn: connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective]

5. shifting from one form of transportation to another;
- Example: "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
[syn: connection, connexion]

6. the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication);
- Example: "the joining of hands around the table"
- Example: "there was a connection via the internet"
[syn: joining, connection, connexion]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Connexion \Con*nex"ion\, n. [L. connexio: cf. F. connexion.] Connection. See Connection. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

connexion n 1: a connecting shape [syn: connection, connexion, link] 2: 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" [syn: connection, connexion, connectedness] [ant: unconnectedness] 3: the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" [syn: association, connection, connexion] 4: an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" [syn: connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective] 5: shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" [syn: connection, connexion] 6: 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" [syn: joining, connection, connexion]