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connection
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 10
- Starts with
- C
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- ONNECTIO
- Scrabble score
- 14
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
“the joining of hands around the table”
noun
shifting from one form of transportation to another
“the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta”
noun
an instrumentality that connects
“he soldered the connection”
noun
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
“conditioning is a form of learning by association”
noun
a supplier (especially of narcotics)
noun
(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”
noun
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”
noun
a connecting shape
noun
the state of being connected
“the connection between church and state is inescapable”
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Example Sentences
the joining of hands around the table
there was a connection via the internet
the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta
he soldered the connection
he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
conditioning is a form of learning by association
he has powerful connections
there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare
the connection between church and state is inescapable
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