connexion

Syllables: con·nex·ion/kəˈnɛkʃən/

connexion noun: dated spelling of connection.

Noun

connexion (countable and uncountable, plural connexions)

(UK) Dated spelling of connection.
- There are undoubtedly facts, which, may come to their knowledge by means of their connexion with the ſecretary of ſtate, reſpecting which they cannot anſwer.1803 February, John Marshall, quotee, “Marbury v. Madiſon”, in U.S. Reports, volume 5, Washington, D.C.: William Cranch, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2024, pages 141–142
- It is now time for the opposition to the Annexation of Texas to cease, all further agitation of the waters of bitterness and strife, at least in connexion with this question,–even though it may perhaps be required of us as a necessary condition of the freedom of our institutions, that we must live...1845 July and August, John O’Sullivan, “Annexation”, in United States Magazine and Democratic Review, volume 17, number 1, archived from the original on 04 Jul 2024, page 1
(Methodism) A Methodist denomination as a whole, as opposed to its constituent churches, circuits, districts and conferences (US spelling: connection).
(historical) The inter-relationship of prayer groups or religious societies under the oversight of an itinerant preacher who is assisted by the local preachers attached to each society.

உள்ளத் தொடர்பு

I saw he was going to marry her, for family, perhaps political reasons; because her rank and connexions suited him; […]1848, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre: An Autobiography:
In the present connexion […] such talk had been distressingly out of place.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
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 […]1928 February, H[oward] P[hillips] Lovecraft, “The Call of Cthulhu”, in Farnsworth Wright, editor, Weird Tales: A Magazine of the Bizarre...
In this connexion, it is worth remembering that we are never told how the tribute was collected within the tributary state.1978, Moses I. Finley, “The fifth-century Athenian empire: A balance sheet”, in Peter D. A. Garnsey, C. R. Whittaker, editors, Imperialism...

plural	connexions
alternative abbreviation	connex.

From Middle English connexioun, from Latin connexiō (“a conclusion, binding together”), from connectō.

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What does connexion mean?: Connexion means dated spelling of connection.
What is connexion in Tamil?: Connexion in Tamil is உள்ளத் தொடர்பு. See Connexion meaning in Tamil.
How do you use connexion in a sentence?: I saw he was going to marry her, for family, perhaps political reasons; because her rank and connexions suited him; […]
What part of speech is connexion?: Connexion is a noun.
How do you pronounce connexion?: Connexion is pronounced /kəˈnɛkʃən/.
What is the plural of connexion?: The plural of connexion is connexions.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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