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reconnection

reconnection noun: a connection of things that have been previously severed.

Noun

reconnection (plural reconnections)

  1. A connection of things that have been previously severed.
    • I see freight returning in a big way. The 2016 reconnection of the Helwith Bridge quarries can produce up to three heavy trains a day. The nearby and much bigger Horton quarry is also on the cusp of rail reconnection.2021 October 20, Mark Rand, “S&C: a line fit for tourists... and everyone?”, in RAIL, number 942, page 40

Forms of reconnection

pluralreconnections
alternative form (dated)reconnexion

Origin of reconnection

From re- + connection.

Questions about reconnection

What does reconnection mean?
Reconnection means a connection of things that have been previously severed.
What part of speech is reconnection?
Reconnection is a noun.
What is the plural of reconnection?
The plural of reconnection is reconnections.

Words near reconnection in the dictionary

  1. reconnaître
  2. reconnect
  3. reconnectable
  4. reconnected
  5. reconnecting
  6. reconnection
  7. reconnections
  8. reconnective
  9. reconnectivity
  10. reconnector
  11. reconnectors

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