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connection vs relation

relation vs connection

connection and relation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
connection Yes No No No
relation Yes No No No
As nouns, relation is a hypernym of connection; that is, relation is a word with a broader meaning than connection:
  • connection: a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
  • relation: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
connection (noun) relation (noun)
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
shifting from one form of transportation to another (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
an instrumentality that connects sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
a supplier (especially of narcotics) an act of narration
(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship) a person related by blood or marriage
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
a connecting shape
the state of being connected
Difference between connection and relation

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