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connected

[ kuh-nek-tid ]
/ kəˈnɛk tɪd /
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adjective

united, joined, or linked.
having a connection.
joined together in sequence; linked coherently: connected ideas.
related by family ties.
having social or professional relationships, especially with influential or powerful persons.
Mathematics. pertaining to a set for which no cover exists, consisting of two open sets whose intersections with the given set are disjoint and nonempty.

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RELATED WORDS

relatedness, connectivity, integration, compatibility, association, accordance, congruence, correspondence, affinity, kinship

Nearby words

  1. connaturally,
  2. connaught,
  3. conneaut,
  4. connect,
  5. connect time,
  6. connectedly,
  7. connecter,
  8. connecticut,
  9. connecticut chest,
  10. connecticut compromise

Origin of connected

First recorded in 1705–15; connect + -ed2
Related formscon·nect·ed·ly, adverbcon·nect·ed·ness, nounsub·con·nect·ed·ly, adverbwell-con·nect·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for connectedness

connected

/ (kəˈnɛktɪd) /

adjective

joined or linked together
(of speech) coherent and intelligible
logic maths (of a relation) such that either it or its converse holds between any two members of its domain
Derived Formsconnectedly, adverb
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