connection
The act of connecting.
Noun 4 meanings
The act of connecting.
The point at which two or more things are connected.
“the leak formed at the connection of the pipe and the boiler”
A physical link between two things or places.
“the isthmus of Panama is the connection between North and South America”
A relationship or association.
“the connection between overeating and obesity”
Etymology
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.
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CONNECTION at a glance
CONNECTION has 10 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + N 1 + N 1 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,742 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with connection
All rhymesOne letter away
- CONVECTION17
- CONFECTION17
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