connection

== English == === Alternative forms === connexion (dated) connex. (abbreviation) === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/ Rhymes: -ɛkʃən Hyphenation: con‧nec‧tion === Noun === connection (countable and uncountable, plural connections) (uncountable) The act of connecting. Coherence; lack of disjointedness. (euphemistic) Sexual intercourse. The point at which two or more things are connected. (transport) A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service. A physical link between two things or places. An established communications or transportation link. A relationship or association. A causal relationship between two phenomena; cause and effect. A relationship between people or groups of people. A feeling of mutual understanding and ease of communication between two or more people. A contextual relationship; the commonality between two or more things. A person or persons related to oneself, through either family or business. (usually in the plural) An acquaintance who is useful in a particular scenario, especially in a corrupt or criminal way. (slang) A drug dealer. (mathematics) A set of sets that contains the empty set, all one-element sets for any element that is included in any of the sets, and the union of any group of sets that are elements where the intersections of those sets is non-empty. (religion) Alternative spelling of connexion; a Methodist denomination as a whole, as opposed to its constituent churches, circuits, districts and conferences. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “connection”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “connection n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present.