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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.
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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.
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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.

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