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say it: kuh-NEK-shuhn
connexion is a noun meaning "a connecting shape". It carries 6 recorded senses.
a connecting shape
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”
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
“conditioning is a form of learning by association”
an instrumentality that connects
“he soldered the connection”
“he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers”
shifting from one form of transportation to another
“the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta”
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
“the joining of hands around the table”
“there was a connection via the internet”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for connexion come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.