connection

connection
con•nec•tion
[[t]kəˈnɛk ʃən[/t]] n.
1) the act or state of connecting
2) the state of being connected
3) anything that connects; link:
an electrical connection[/ex]
4) association; relationship:
no connection with any other firm of the same name[/ex]
5) logical association or development; mental association:
to make a connection between two events; in connection with your last remark[/ex]
6) contextual relation; context, as of a word
7) Usu., connections. associates, relatives, or friends, esp. considered as having influence or power
8) the meeting of trains, planes, etc., for transfer of passengers
9) Often, connections. a transfer by a passenger from one conveyance to another:
to miss connections[/ex]
10) the conveyance boarded in making connections
11) a channel of communication
12) a circle of friends or associates or a member of such a circle
13) a relative, esp. by marriage or distant blood relationship
14) sts a person who sells illegal drugs
15) cvb a source of supply, esp. for scarce or illegal materials or goods
16) a group of persons connected as by political or religious ties
17) sexual intercourse
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Etymology: 1350–1400; ME conneccioun, connexioun (< MF) < L connexiō < connect(ere) to connect con•nec′tion•al, adj.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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