connexion vs relation

relation vs connexion

connexion and relation both are nouns.

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

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

connexion: 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

connexion (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 relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)	an act of narration
a connecting shape	a person related by blood or marriage

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