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connection

noun
/kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnexiōder. Latin connexionemder. Middle English connexiounder. English connection 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.

  1. derived from connexionem
  2. inherited from conneccioun

Definitions

  1. The act of connecting.

    • Forster employs personal relations to emphasize the importance of connection and mutual understanding

  2. The point at which two or more things are connected.

    • the leak formed at the connection of the pipe and the boiler

  3. A physical link between two things or places.

    • the isthmus of Panama is the connection between North and South America
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A relationship or association.

      • the connection between overeating and obesity
      • My headache has no connection with me going out last night.

    2. A person or persons related to oneself, through either family or business.

      • I have some connections in Lancashire.
      • I hadn't much chance of buying a practice or dropping into a partnership worth having and I jibbed at setting up in some God-forsaken backwater and slipping into middle age 'building up a connection.'

    3. A set of sets that contains the empty set, all one-element sets for any element that is…

      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.

    4. A Methodist denomination as a whole, as opposed to its constituent churches, circuits,…

      A Methodist denomination as a whole, as opposed to its constituent churches, circuits, districts and conferences.

The neighborhood

Derived

autoconnection, connectional, connectionism, connectionist, connectionless, connectionlessness, disconnection, hyperconnection, interconnection, intraconnection, misconnection, multiconnection, nonconnection, paleoconnection, reconnection, superconnection, teleconnection, unconnection, back-to-back connection, clamp connection, connection string, delta connection, dot connection, French Connection, Galois connection, in this connection, loose connection, mind-muscle connection, missed connection, Scott connection

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at connection. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at connection. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at connection

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA