lien
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the means of connection between things linked in seriestype of:liaisonan associative relation
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a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
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a social or business relationshipsynonyms: associationtype of:rapporta state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
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a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)types:relationa connection based on kinship or marriage or common interestliaisonan associative relationrapportthe relation of something to the matter at handrelationa particular manner of connectednessjustesserelevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at handpertinencerelevant relation or interconnection
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a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countriessynonyms: rapporttypes:associationa social or business relationshipamitiéthe state of being friends (or friendly)sujétionforced submission to control by otherscompte, compte bancairea fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawalsconfiancea trustful relationshipoppressionthe state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"type of:étatthe way something is with respect to its main attributes
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an instrumentality that connectssynonyms: connexiontypes:lignea telephone connectioncontact(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contactcablea jumper that consists of a short piece of wireligamentany connection or unifying bondtype of:instrumentationan artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
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a connecting shape
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an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving datatype of:circuitan electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
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a connection that fastens things together
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the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)synonyms: accouplement, accrochage, cohésion, connexion, jonction, rapport, uniontypes:bifurcation, carrefour, croisée des cheminsthe act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)mise à la masse, mise à la terre, prise de masse, prise de terrefastening electrical equipment to earthtype of:changement d'intégritéthe act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
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a fastener that serves to join or connect
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This memoir recounts Noah's childhood in South Africa during the last years of apartheid.
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In this engaging work of narrative nonfiction, a serial killer in Chicago hunts his victims in the shadow of the 1893 World's Fair.