Connection vs Overconnected - What's the difference?
connection | overconnected |
(uncountable) The act of connecting.
The point at which two or more things are connected.
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A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people.
An established communications or transportation link.
(transport) A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service
A kinship relationship between people.
Excessively connected; having too many connections.
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As a noun connection
is (uncountable) the act of connecting.As an adjective overconnected is
excessively connected; having too many connections.connection
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Alternative forms
* connexion , (abbreviation)Noun
- the connection between overeating and obesity
- My headache has no connection with me going out last night.
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- As we were the only people in the room to laugh at the joke, I felt a connection between us.
- computers linked by a network connection
- I was talking to him, but there was lightning and we lost the connection .
- The bus was late so he missed his connection at Penn Station and had to wait six hours for the next train.
overconnected
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Adjective
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