connexion
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9.6
- noun
- /kəˈnɛkʃən/
- Archaic
- We've lost almost all of our connections with the past.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd so once you start to see those connections, you cannot Unsee them.
- And so once you start to see those connections, you cannot Unsee them.
- And so teachers don't see the connections between ideas, nor do the kids.
- And it's his brain where these connections are being formed that he's aware of.
- As soon as it has an emotional connection in your subconscious, then it's metaphoric.
- Oh, my God, Did you just make that connection?
- But what's strange is that we make connections during REM sleep, but they're not of the same kind.
Examples
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She made a fascinating connexion between art and science during her presentation.
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And so teachers don't see the connections between ideas, nor do the kids.
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You know, the wisdom is when there is connection between the time and the space.
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And the reason is that this is our connection to the wider consciousness.
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I first came across the connection between gluten and Hashimoto's.
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Your brain doesn't make all those wonderful connections that it needs to make when you're young.
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Elaborative rehearsal and retrieval a lot involves the connections between different things.
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When studying for the exam, he realized the connexion between historical events helped him understand the subject better.
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The documentary illustrated the connexion between climate change and the extinction of species.
Synonyms
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1.9
A relationship between people, things, ideas, or events
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4.6
A connection between two things where one changes when the other changes
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3.9
A mental link between ideas, memories, or events
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3.9
A connection between things, for example air pollution and disease
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4.4
A group of things linked so they work together and change each other
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6.8
The way things are linked and affect each other
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5.9
A connection where two or more things affect each other
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9.9
A series of things like events or ideas joined in a chain
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5.8
A way two or more things connect and affect each other
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7.1
A close connection between things that makes them affect each other
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9.0
A place where rivers, ideas, or cultures come together
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6.1
A connection between things or systems that makes them affect each other
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9.3
Connecting ideas and sentences so they follow each other clearly
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7.0
Things twisted and woven together so they are closely connected
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7.4
A close, often complicated connection between people, groups, or ideas
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9.9
Two or more things exist together and depend on each other
A joining of ideas or words so they form a connected whole
A relationship where two or more things change together
Antonyms
- Specialized
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8.4
A mental state where part of a person's memory or feelings feels separate
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Connexion comes from an old Latin word made of com- 'together' and nectere 'to tie', like 'tying' ideas in your mind. So a connexion is the link or association you make between thoughts or memories.