how to pronounce connection

/kəˈnɛk.ʃən/

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connection is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of connection in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… purely to make a connection with someone …”

meaning of connection

Connection means a connection between two or more things.

connection frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word connection occurs in english on average 35 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics connection can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that connection can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;

3) people, society, and culture;

4) transport and travel;