connection
Nouns
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(n) 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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(n) the state of being connected
- the connection between church and state is inescapable
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(n) 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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(n) (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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(n) the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
- conditioning is a form of learning by association
- (n) a connecting shape connexion, link,
- (n) a supplier (especially of narcotics)
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(n) shifting from one form of transportation to another
- the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta
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(n) 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