connection

B1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

Also spelled connexion

US /kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/ See IPA manual

Freq #1885

Meanings

1

noun
A relationship or link between things or events.

There is a clear connection between smoking and lung disease.
2

noun
A link that lets you communicate or access a network.

The video kept stopping because of a weak internet connection.
3

noun
A feeling of understanding and closeness between people.

We laughed at the same jokes, and I felt a real connection between us.
4

noun
A train, bus, or plane that you change to in order to continue a journey.

The plane was late and we missed our connection in Atlanta.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a relationship or link... link connectedness

More bond connectiveconnexivevinculum

Word family

Forms connections

Derived forms autoconnectionconnectionalconnectionismconnectionistconnectionlessconnectionlessnessdisconnectionhyperconnectioninterconnectionintraconnectionmisconnectionmulticonnection

Related forms connect connectiveconnectivityconnectogramrelation

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siamese connection
a multiple-hose inlet allowing water to be pumped into a building's sprinkler system

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English conneccioun, connexioun, conneccyon, conneccion, from Latin connexionem (nominative connexio (“a conclusion, binding together”)), from connectō, an alternative spelling of cōnectō (“to bind together”), from compound of co- (“together”) and nectō (“to bind”). In American English mid-18c., spelling shifted from connexion to connection (equivalent to connect + -ion), thus making connexion British dated and connection in international use.

conneccioun Middle English connexionem Latin

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# connection

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/
**Frequency rank:** 1885

## Meanings
1. A relationship or link between things or events.
2. A link that lets you communicate or access a network.
3. A feeling of understanding and closeness between people.
4. A train, bus, or plane that you change to in order to continue a journey.

## Examples
- There is a clear connection between smoking and lung disease.
- The video kept stopping because of a weak internet connection.
- We laughed at the same jokes, and I felt a real connection between us.
- The plane was late and we missed our connection in Atlanta.

## Synonyms
- bond
- connective
- connexive
- link
- vinculum

## Derived Forms
- autoconnection
- connectional
- connectionism
- connectionist
- connectionless
- connectionlessness
- disconnection
- hyperconnection
- interconnection
- intraconnection
- misconnection
- multiconnection

## Related Forms
- connect
- connective
- connectivity
- connectogram
- relation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conneccioun
- Root: connexionem

## Etymology
From Middle English conneccioun, connexioun, conneccyon, conneccion, from Latin connexionem (nominative connexio (“a conclusion, binding together”)), from connectō, an alternative spelling of cōnectō (“to bind together”), from compound of co- (“together”) and nectō (“to bind”). In American English mid-18c., spelling shifted from connexion to connection (equivalent to connect + -ion), thus making connexion British dated and connection in international use.

## AI Etymology
connection is a noun. It is from Middle English conneccioun, connexioun, conneccyon, conneccion, from Latin connexionem (nominative connexio (“a conclusion, binding together”)), from connectō, an alternative spelling of cōnectō (“to bind together”), from compound of co- (“together”) and nectō (“to bind”). In American English mid-18c., spelling shifted from connexion to connection (equivalent to connect + -ion), thus making connexion British dated and connection in international use. Historical forms in the chain include conneccioun (Middle English) and connexionem (Latin). Current senses include a relationship or link between things or events, a link that lets you communicate or access a network, and a feeling of understanding and closeness between people. Derived forms include autoconnection, connectional, connectionism, connectionist, and connectionless. Related words include connect, connective, connectivity, and connectogram.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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