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Meaning of connection

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  connection
      n 1: 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" [syn: {connection}, {connexion},
           {connectedness}] [ant: {unconnectedness}]
      2: the state of being connected; "the connection between church
         and state is inescapable" [syn: {connection}, {link},
         {connectedness}] [ant: {disconnectedness}, {disconnection},
         {disjunction}, {disjuncture}]
      3: an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the
         connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the
         amplifier and the speakers" [syn: {connection}, {connexion},
         {connector}, {connecter}, {connective}]
      4: (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"
      5: the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or
         imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by
         association" [syn: {association}, {connection}, {connexion}]
      6: a connecting shape [syn: {connection}, {connexion}, {link}]
      7: a supplier (especially of narcotics)
      8: shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the
         plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" [syn:
         {connection}, {connexion}]
      9: 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" [syn: {joining},
         {connection}, {connexion}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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