connection
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,602 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,436 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) also: connexion, connectedness there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare
- the state of being connected also: link, connectedness the connection between church and state is inescapable
- an instrumentality that connects also: connexion, connector, connecter, connective he soldered the connectionhe didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
- (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
- the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination also: association, connexion conditioning is a form of learning by association
- a connecting shape also: connexion, link
connection in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It is true, important facts are often found recorded in connection with trifling or quite unimportant matters.
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6 · Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks · Chapter 1
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What connection is there between your situation and mine, between your enemies and those of my father?
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Ion was a sort of headquarters for the entire connection, and everybody seemed to feel perfectly at home.
Christmas with Grandma Elsie · Martha Finley · Chapter 1
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On account of his connection with a certain affair, I wouldn't let him escape me at any sacrifice.
Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 · Oliver Bell Bunce · Chapter 1
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There still, however, seems an aspect Homeric poems, and a demand in connection with Homer to be recognised, and to be satisfied.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1