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CONNEXION
joining, connection, connexion
(noun) 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”
connection, connexion
(noun) shifting from one form of transportation to another; “the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta”
connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
(noun) an instrumentality that connects; “he soldered the connection”; “he didn’t have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers”
association, connection, connexion
(noun) the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; “conditioning is a form of learning by association”
connection, connexion, connectedness
(noun) 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”
connection, connexion, link
(noun) a connecting shape
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
connexion (countable and uncountable, plural connexions)
(chiefly, UK) Dated spelling of connection.
Usage notes
• This spelling has been rarely encountered in the United States since the 19th century. In the United Kingdom the spelling remained in common use until the mid-twentieth century, since which time its use has declined. It is still a notable and accepted alternative spelling since it is retained by the British Methodist Church and some other organisations, and it is listed as a British alternative by the Oxford Dictionary.
Anagrams
• nonexonic
Source: Wiktionary
Con*nex"ion, n. Etym: [L. connexio: cf. F. connexion.]
Definition: Connection. See Connection.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
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