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connection
English
Alternative forms
- connexion (UK, dated), connex. (abbreviation)
Etymology
From Middle English conneccioun, connexioun, conneccyon, conneccion, from Latin connexionem (nominative connexio (“a conclusion, binding together”)), from connect?, an alternative spelling of c?nect? (“I bind together”), from compound of co- (“together”) and nect? (“I bind”)
In American English mid-18c., spelling shifted from connexion to connection (equivalent to connect +? -ion), thus making connexion British dated and connection in international use.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??n?k??n/
- Rhymes: -?k??n
Noun
connection (countable and uncountable, plural connections)
- (uncountable) The act of connecting.
- The point at which two or more things are connected.
- the connection between overeating and obesity
- My headache has no connection with me going out last night.
- A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people.
- As we were the only people in the room to laugh at the joke, I felt a connection between us.
- An established communications or transportation link.
- computers linked by a network connection
- I was talking to him, but there was lightning and we lost the connection.
- (transport) A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service
- The bus was late so he missed his connection at Penn Station and had to wait six hours for the next train.
- A kinship relationship between people.
- An individual who is related to oneself, through either family or business.
- I have some connections in Lancashire.
- (mathematics) A set of sets that contains the empty set, all one-element sets for any element that is included in any of the sets, and the union of any group of sets that are elements where the intersections of those sets is non-empty.
- coherence; lack of disjointedness
- (religion) The description for a Methodist denomination as a whole, as opposed to its constituent churches, circuits, districts and conferences.
- sexual intercourse
Translations
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participation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French [Term?], from Old French participacion, from Late Latin participati?; synchronically analyzable as participate +? -ion.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /p???t?s??pe???n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p???t?s??pe???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
- Hyphenation: par?ti?ci?pa?tion
Noun
participation (countable and uncountable, plural participations)
- The act of participating, of taking part in something.
- The state of being related to a larger whole.
- The process during which individuals, groups and organizations are consulted about or have the opportunity to become actively involved in a project or program of activity.
- An ownership interest or profit-sharing right.
Related terms
- participate
- participant
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin particip?ti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa?.ti.si.pa.sj??/
Noun
participation f (plural participations)
- participation
Related terms
- participer
Further reading
- “participation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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