#connection.relation__connexion__connectedness__connectednes  a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare"
  exclusion:  unconnectedness
  supertype:  relation  an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
  subtype:  series.connection  (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other; "the voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed resistors"
  subtype:  bond__alliance  a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest: "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"
  subtype:  linkage.connection  an associative relation
     subtype:  link__nexus__nexu  the means of connection between things linked in series
  subtype:  communication.connection  a connection allowing access between persons or places; "how many lines of communication can there be among four people?"; "a secret passageway provided communication between the two rooms"
  subtype:  concatenation.connection  the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc; "it was cause by an improbable concatenation of circumstances"
  subtype:  bridge.connection  something resembling a bridge in form or function: "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries"
  subtype:  involvement  a connection of inclusion or containment; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen"
     subtype:  implication.involvement  a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies"
     subtype:  inclusion.involvement__comprehension  the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work"
  subtype:  relevance__relevancy  the relation of something to the matter at hand
     subtype:  materiality  relevance requiring careful consideration
     subtype:  cogency  persuasive relevance
     subtype:  point.relevance  a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
     subtype:  reference_to__referenceto__regard_to__relation_to__respect_to__respectto  (usually preceded by `with') relation of delimitation; "he inquired with respect to the address"
     subtype:  applicability__pertinence__pertinency  relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
        subtype:  germaneness__germanenes  pertinence by virtue of a close relation to the matter at hand
  subtype:  relatedness__relatednes  a particular manner of connectedness; "the relatedness of all living things"
     subtype:  bearing.relatedness  relevant relation or interconnection: "those issues have no bearing on our situation"

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