connexion
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connexion (plural connexions)
- (dated) Alternative spelling of connection.
- 1848, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre: An Autobiography
- I saw he was going to marry her, for family, perhaps political reasons; because her rank and connexions suited him;...
- 1926, H. P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu
- Persuading the widow that my connexion with her husband's 'technical matters' was sufficient to entitle me to his manuscript, I bore the document away...
- 1978, M. I. Finley, "The fifth-century Athenian empire: A balance sheet", in Peter D. A. Garnsey and C. R. Whittaker (eds.), Imperialism in the Ancient World: The Cambridge University Research Seminar in Ancient History, Cambridge University Press (reprinted 2007), ISBN 052103390X, page 125,
- In this connexion, it is worth remembering that we are never told how the tribute was collected within the tributary state.
- 1984 November 20, The Times, page 21, headline,
- "Rugby Union: The Jaguars Make A Move To End Their Isolation Argentina turns to FIRA and the French connexion is set to benefit"
- 1848, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre: An Autobiography
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- This spelling has been rarely encountered in the United States since the 19th century. In the United Kingdom the spelling remained in common use until the mid-twentieth century, since which time its use has declined considerably, though the old spelling is retained by the British Methodist Church and numerous commercial organisations.
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connexion f. (plural connexions)