- connection
- connection [kə nek′shən]n.[ME conneccioun < L connexio < connexus, pp. of connectere: see CONNECT]1. a joining or being joined; coupling; union2. a part or thing that joins; means of joining3. a relationship; association; specif.,a) the relation between things that depend on, involve, or follow each other; causal relationshipb) the logical linking together of words or ideas; coherencec) the relationship of a word or statement to the context, as it affects the meaning [in that connection, let me say this]d) affinity as by family ties, business, or common interests4.a) a relative, as by distant kinship or marriageb) a business associate or acquaintance, esp. an influential one through whom one can get special favors5. usually used in pl.☆ 6. [often pl.] the act or means of transferring from one train, bus, etc. to another in the course of a journey7. a group of people associated together as in politics, business, or worship8. a religious sect or denomination☆ 9. Slanga) a person who sells narcotics illicitly to addictsb) a narcotics sale or purchase10. Elec. a circuit11. Telephony Telegraphy a line of communication between points——————in connection with1. together with; in conjunction with2. with reference toconnectionaladj.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.