noun
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
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- there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare
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the state of being connected
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- the connection between church and state is inescapable
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an instrumentality that connects
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- he soldered the connection
- he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
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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)
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- he has powerful connections
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the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
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- conditioning is a form of learning by association
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a connecting shape
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a supplier (especially of narcotics)
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shifting from one form of transportation to another
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- the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta
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the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
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- the joining of hands around the table
- there was a connection via the internet