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connection

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"Link or relationship"

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10 lettersPronunciation /kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/Part of speech nounSorted cceinnnootStarts with CEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A link, relationship, or way things are joined.

Word 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”).

Used in a sentence

  • Forster employs personal relations to emphasize the importance of connection and mutual understanding
  • The exact nature of the relations between the boy-wife and his protector are doubtful; they certainly have connection, but the natives repudiate with horror and disgust the idea of sodomy.
  • the leak formed at the connection of the pipe and the boiler

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