"reconnection" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reconnections [plural]
Etymology: re- + connection Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|connection}} re- + connection Head templates: {{en-noun}} reconnection (plural reconnections)
  1. A connection of things that have been previously severed. Synonyms: reconnexion [dated] Translations (connection of that which has been severed): reconnexion [feminine] (French), riconnessione [feminine] (Italian), ricongiungimento [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-reconnection-en-noun-BN65B1bv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

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