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n. a supplier (especially of narcotics)

n. (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"

connexion

n. shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"

connectedness

n. the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable"

joining, connexion, connecting

n. 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"

connexion, association

n. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"

connexion, connectedness

n. 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"

connexion, link

n. a connecting shape

connexion, connector, connecter, connective

n. an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"

relationship

n. a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries

confederation, alliance

n. the state of being allied or confederated

association, affiliation, tie, tie-up

n. a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"

continuity

n. uninterrupted connection or union

flow, stream

n. something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously; "a stream of people emptied from the terminal"; "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"

regard, respect, esteem

n. the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard"

implication

n. a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies"

bearing

n. relevant relation or interconnection; "those issues have no bearing on our situation"

cogency, pertinence, pertinency

n. relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand

correlation, correlativity

n. a reciprocal relation between two or more things

consanguinity, cognation, blood kinship

n. (anthropology) related by blood

lineage, birth, parentage

n. the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents

communication

n. something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

touch, trace

n. a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"

ring, halo, doughnut, annulus, anchor ring

n. a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"

bridge, bridge circuit

n. a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected

synapse

n. the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters"

disconnection, disjunction, disjuncture, disconnectedness

n. state of being disconnected

unconnectedness

n. the lack of a connection between things

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