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Definition of Connexion
1. Noun. A connecting shape.
Generic synonyms: Form, Shape
Specialized synonyms: Node, Articulation, Join, Joint, Junction, Juncture
2. 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"
Generic synonyms: Relation
Specialized synonyms: Series, Alliance, Bond, Linkage, Communication, Concatenation, Bridge, Involvement, Relevance, Relevancy, Relatedness
Attributes: Connected, Unconnected
Derivative terms: Connected, Connected
Antonyms: Unconnectedness
3. Noun. The process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination. "Conditioning is a form of learning by association"
Generic synonyms: Memory, Remembering
Specialized synonyms: Colligation
Derivative terms: Associate, Connect, Connect
4. Noun. An instrumentality that connects. "He didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
Specialized synonyms: Attachment, Bond, Backbone, Earth, Ground, Hitch, Hookup, Jumper, Conjunction, Junction, Slip Ring, Line, Phone Line, Subscriber Line, Telephone Circuit, Telephone Line, Patch, Temporary Hookup, Coupling, Yoke
Generic synonyms: Instrumentality, Instrumentation
Derivative terms: Connect, Connect, Connect, Connect, Connect
5. Noun. Shifting from one form of transportation to another. "The plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
Generic synonyms: Conveyance, Transfer, Transferral, Transport, Transportation
Derivative terms: Connect, Connect
6. Noun. The act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication). "There was a connection via the internet"
Specialized synonyms: Hit, Interconnection, Intersection, Approximation, Bringing Close Together, Concatenation, Convergence, Convergency, Converging, Coming Upon, Encounter, Articulation, Adjunction, Junction, Attachment, Fastening
Generic synonyms: Change Of Integrity
Derivative terms: Connect, Connect, Connect, Connect, Connect, Join, Join, Join
Definition of Connexion
1. n. Connection. See Connection.
Definition of Connexion
1. Noun. (obsolete spelling of connection) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Connexion
1. [n -S]
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Literary usage of Connexion
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1. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke (1894)
"connexion OR REPUGNANCY OF IDEAS, A SECOND ELEMENT IN KNOWLEDGE. Knowledge,
according to Locke, is concerned with the Know- ideas, or particular ..."
2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1871)
"I should, however, rather lean to the opinion that the connexion between the ...
WOLF ; and " On the connexion of Sun-spots with Planetary Configuration," ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"For almost a thousand years Gregorian chant, without any instrumental or harmonic
addition, was the only music used in connexion with the liturgy. ..."
4. Publications by Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) (1844)
"The papers are very interesting, in relation to the commencement of dramatic
performances at a fixed place in the metropolis, and in connexion also with the ..."
5. The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII to the by Henry Hallam (1863)
"Earl of Danby'a Administration—Opposition In the Commons—Frequently corrupt —Character
of Lord Danby—connexion of the Popular Party with France—Its Motives ..."
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