connexion
English
Alternative forms
- connex. (abbreviation)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French connexion, from Latin connexiō (“a conclusion, binding together”), from connectō.
Pronunciation
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
connexion (countable and uncountable, plural connexions)
- (chiefly UK) Dated 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 and […]
- 1978, M. I. Finley, “The fifth-century Athenian empire: A balance sheet”, in Peter D. A. Garnsey and C. R. Whittaker (editors), Imperialism in the Ancient World: The Cambridge University Research Seminar in Ancient History, Cambridge University Press (reprinted 2006), →ISBN, 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, “Rugby Union: The Jaguars Make A Move To End Their Isolation Argentina turns to FIRA and the French connexion is set to benefit”, in The Times, page 21.
- 1848, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre: An Autobiography:
- (UK, religion, historical) A circuit of prayer groups who employed travelling ministers alongside the regular ministers attached to each congregation.
Usage notes
- 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. It is still a notable and accepted alternative spelling since it is retained by the British Methodist Church and some other organisations, and it is listed as a British alternative by the Oxford Dictionary.
Translations
connection — see connection
Further reading
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
connexion f (plural connexions)
Related terms
Further reading
- “connexion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Noun
connexion oblique singular, f (oblique plural connexions, nominative singular connexion, nominative plural connexions)
- connection (state of being connected)
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