definition of
connection

[1] #1 connection n. [connexion, connectedness] 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". wn

[2] #2 connection n. [link, connectedness] the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable". wn

[3] #3 connection n. [connexion, connector, connecter, connective] an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers". wn

[4] #4 connection 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". wn

[5] #5 connection n. [association, connexion] the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association". wn