connection
NOUN:
1. the act or state of connecting.
2. the state of being connected:
the connection between cause and effect.
3. something or anything that connects; a connecting part; link; bond:
an electrical connection; a loose connection in the wiring.
4. association; relationship:
the connection between crime and poverty; no connection with any other firm of the same name.
5. a circle of friends or associates or a member of such a circle.
6. association with or development of something observed, imagined, discussed, etc.:
to make a connection between the smell of smoke and the presence of fire; I have a few thoughts in connection with your last remarks.
7. a source of supply for goods, material, etc., that is scarce, difficult, or illegal to obtain:
a connection to obtain guns and ammunition for the rebels.
8. a group of persons who are connected, as by political or religious ties.
9. Usually "connections." associates, relations, acquaintances, or friends, especially representing or having some influence or power:
European connections; good connections in Congress.
10. a religious denomination:
the Methodist connection.
11. a channel of communication:
a bad telephone connection.
12. the act or state of connecting; union.
13. something that connects, joins, or relates; link or bond.
14. logical sequence in thought or expression; coherence.
15. (often plural) an acquaintance, esp one who is influential or has prestige.
16. a link, usually a wire or metallic strip, between two components in an electric circuit or system.
17. a communications link between two points, esp by telephone.
18. the act of connecting or the state of being connected.
19. the act of connecting; the state of being connected, such as:
a) causal or logical relation or sequence:
the connection between two ideas
b) contextual relation or association:
In this connection the word has a different meaning
c) relationship in fact:
wanted in connection with a robbery
d) a relation of personal intimacy (as of family ties):
Family connections can make getting a job much easier
e) coherence, continuity:
… a confused multitude without order or connection. —John Locke.
20. a means of communication or transport:
a telephone connection.
21. a person connected with another especially by marriage, kinship, or common interest:
has powerful connections.
22. a political, social, professional, or commercial relationship:
The school has no connection with the museum
such as:
a) position, job
b) an arrangement to execute orders or advance interests of another:
a firm's foreign connections
c) a source of contraband (such as illegal drugs)
23. a set of persons associated together, such as:
a) denomination
b) clan.
Examples:
The state plans to improve roads that serve as connections between major highways; There is a fee for connection to the town's water supply. —Merriam-Webster.
of context:
1. contextual relation; context, as of a word.
2. the relation of a word or phrase to its context:
in this connection the word has no political significance.
of relatives, marriage, etc:
1. a relative, especially by marriage or distant blood relationship.
2. a relative, esp if distant and related by marriage.
of trains, planes, etc:
1. the meeting of trains, planes, etc., for transfer of passengers:
There are good connections between buses in Chicago.
2. a specific vehicle, airplane, ship, etc., boarded in making connections:
My connection for Hartford is the 10:58.
3. an opportunity to transfer from one train, bus, aircraft, ship, etc, to another.
4. the vehicle, aircraft, etc, scheduled to provide such an opportunity.
slang:
a person who sells drugs directly to addicts.
2. a supplier of illegal drugs, such as heroin.
rare:
a small sect or religious group united by a body of distinct beliefs or practices.
Origin:
1350–1400; variant spelling of connexion;Middle English conneccioun, connexioun (<Middle French ) <Latin connexiōn- (stem of connexiō), equivalent to connex(us) (past participle of connectere to connect) + -iōn--ion. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of connection: 14th century. History and Etymology for connection: Latin connexion-, connexio, from conectere — see connect. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
1. the act or state of connecting.
2. the state of being connected:
the connection between cause and effect.
3. something or anything that connects; a connecting part; link; bond:
an electrical connection; a loose connection in the wiring.
4. association; relationship:
the connection between crime and poverty; no connection with any other firm of the same name.
5. a circle of friends or associates or a member of such a circle.
6. association with or development of something observed, imagined, discussed, etc.:
to make a connection between the smell of smoke and the presence of fire; I have a few thoughts in connection with your last remarks.
7. a source of supply for goods, material, etc., that is scarce, difficult, or illegal to obtain:
a connection to obtain guns and ammunition for the rebels.
8. a group of persons who are connected, as by political or religious ties.
9. Usually "connections." associates, relations, acquaintances, or friends, especially representing or having some influence or power:
European connections; good connections in Congress.
10. a religious denomination:
the Methodist connection.
11. a channel of communication:
a bad telephone connection.
12. the act or state of connecting; union.
13. something that connects, joins, or relates; link or bond.
14. logical sequence in thought or expression; coherence.
15. (often plural) an acquaintance, esp one who is influential or has prestige.
16. a link, usually a wire or metallic strip, between two components in an electric circuit or system.
17. a communications link between two points, esp by telephone.
18. the act of connecting or the state of being connected.
19. the act of connecting; the state of being connected, such as:
a) causal or logical relation or sequence:
the connection between two ideas
b) contextual relation or association:
In this connection the word has a different meaning
c) relationship in fact:
wanted in connection with a robbery
d) a relation of personal intimacy (as of family ties):
Family connections can make getting a job much easier
e) coherence, continuity:
… a confused multitude without order or connection. —John Locke.
20. a means of communication or transport:
a telephone connection.
21. a person connected with another especially by marriage, kinship, or common interest:
has powerful connections.
22. a political, social, professional, or commercial relationship:
The school has no connection with the museum
such as:
a) position, job
b) an arrangement to execute orders or advance interests of another:
a firm's foreign connections
c) a source of contraband (such as illegal drugs)
23. a set of persons associated together, such as:
a) denomination
b) clan.
Examples:
The state plans to improve roads that serve as connections between major highways; There is a fee for connection to the town's water supply. —Merriam-Webster.
of context:
1. contextual relation; context, as of a word.
2. the relation of a word or phrase to its context:
in this connection the word has no political significance.
of relatives, marriage, etc:
1. a relative, especially by marriage or distant blood relationship.
2. a relative, esp if distant and related by marriage.
of trains, planes, etc:
1. the meeting of trains, planes, etc., for transfer of passengers:
There are good connections between buses in Chicago.
2. a specific vehicle, airplane, ship, etc., boarded in making connections:
My connection for Hartford is the 10:58.
3. an opportunity to transfer from one train, bus, aircraft, ship, etc, to another.
4. the vehicle, aircraft, etc, scheduled to provide such an opportunity.
slang:
a person who sells drugs directly to addicts.
2. a supplier of illegal drugs, such as heroin.
rare:
a small sect or religious group united by a body of distinct beliefs or practices.
Origin:
1350–1400; variant spelling of connexion;Middle English conneccioun, connexioun (<Middle French ) <Latin connexiōn- (stem of connexiō), equivalent to connex(us) (past participle of connectere to connect) + -iōn--ion. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of connection: 14th century. History and Etymology for connection: Latin connexion-, connexio, from conectere — see connect. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.