Added 9 October 2026
connection
/kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/ noun
In Latin: nexus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about connection at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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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
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The state of being connected.
the connection between church and state is inescapable
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An instrumentality that connects.
he soldered the connection
Origin
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.
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