[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" Synonyms:connexion, connectedness
[noun] the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" Synonyms:link, connectedness
[noun] an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" Synonyms:connexion, connector, connecter, connective
[noun] (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"
[noun] the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" Synonyms:association, connexion
[noun] shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" Synonyms:connexion
[noun] the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet" Synonyms:joining, connexion