Commentary: CONNECTION[+relation][+association][+significant] Any relationship or non-physical link between two things. Can refer to electronic signals.
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The connection between church and state is inescapable.
There was a connection between eating that pickle and having that bad dream.
What's your connection to John?
Only a brilliant detective could find connections among the evidence.
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Commentary: CONNECTION[+entity][+person][+influential] an influential or prominent person
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I used my connections in Washington to get my son a job.
You need connections to break into Hollywood.
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Commentary: CONNECTION[+entity][+artifact][+device][+linking] A physical object, often involved in electronic equipment, that is used to connect things.
Examples:
Your speaker isn't working because you've got a dirty connection.
Try re-checking the connections before you call tech support.
I snapped a connection and couldn't finish the model airplane.
The two wood blocks form an L-connection.
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Commentary: CONNECTION[+event][+joining] The act of bringing two or more things together, either physically or non-physically.
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Classical conditioning is the process of learning by connection.
The connection of the two railroad lines would make transportation much easier.
John's first connection to the Internet occurred yesterday at noon.
I recall the connection of your fist and my chin as a painful event.
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Commentary: CONNECTION[+event][+transfer][+transportation][+mode] The act of switching from one form of transportation to another. Most often used when switching air planes.
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His plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta.
I have a very tight connection in Dallas.
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Commentary: CONNECTION[+entity][+person][+supplier][+narcotics]
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The addict had several shadowy drug connections.
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Commentary: CONNECTION[+state][+in_contact]
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I hope to make some personal connections at the meeting.
The computer has a mega-fast connection to the Internet.
The wire has to be attached to complete the connection and let current flow.
There was some static on the phone, and then we lost the connection.
I sense that you and I have a strong personal connection.
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Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)
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