conjunction vs connexion

connexion vs conjunction

conjunction and connexion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conjunction	Yes	No	No	No
connexion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, connexion is a hypernym of conjunction; that is, connexion is a word with a broader meaning than conjunction:

conjunction: something that joins or connects
connexion: an instrumentality that connects

Other hypernyms of conjunction include connecter, connection, connective, connector.

conjunction (noun)	connexion (noun)
something that joins or connects	the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
the temporal property of two things happening at the same time	shifting from one form of transportation to another
an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences	an instrumentality that connects
(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac	the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction	a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
the state of being joined together	a connecting shape

Difference between conjunction and connexion

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