connexion

English

Alternative forms

• connex. (abbreviation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French connexion, from Latin connexiō (“a conclusion, binding together”), from connectō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

connexion (countable and uncountable, plural connexions)

1. (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.
2. (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

• Google Ngram View for connexion and connection

Anagrams

• nonexonic

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French

Etymology

From Latin cōnexiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.nɛk.sjɔ̃/

• Audio:

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Noun

connexion f (plural connexions)

1. connection
2. login

Related terms

• connecter
• connexe

 

Further reading

• “connexion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Old French

Noun

connexion oblique singular, f (oblique plural connexions, nominative singular connexion, nominative plural connexions)

1. connection (state of being connected)