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   relation

   /rɪˈleɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the way in which two or more people or things are connected; a thing's effect on or relevance to another: "questions about the relation between writing and reality" Similar connectionrelationshipassociationlinkcorrelationcorrespondenceparalleltie-intie-upalliancebondinterrelationinterconnectioninterdependence ofrelevanceapplicabilityapplicationreferencepertinencebearing onregard
   • ▪ the way in which two or more people or groups feel about and behave towards each other: "the improvement in relations between the two countries" Similar dealingsassociationscommunicationrelationshipconnectionscontactinteractionintercourse
   • ▪ sexual intercourse: formal "we had stopped having relations of any kind" Similar sexsexual intercourseintercourselovemakingmaking lovesex actsexual/vaginal/anal penetrationmatinginformal:nookiebonkingrumpy pumpya bit of the otherhow's your fatherpata-patavulgar slang:screwingfuckingshaggingformal:coituscoitioncopulationarchaic:fornicationcarnal knowledgecongresscommerce
   • 2. a person who is connected by blood or marriage; a relative: "he has no close relations" Similar relativemember of someone's/the familyone's (own) flesh and bloodnext of kinfamilykinkith and kinkindredformal:kinsmankinswoman
   • 3. the action of telling a story.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin relatio(n-), from referre ‘bring back’ (see relate).

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › relationRelation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : the act of telling or recounting : account. 2. : an aspect or quality (such as resemblance) that connects two or more things or parts as being or belonging or working together or as being of the same kind. the relation of time and space.

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   RELATION definition: 1. the way in which two people or groups of people feel and behave towards each other: 2. the…. Learn more.

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   1. an existing connection; a significant association between or among things. the relation between cause and effect. 2. See relations. 3. the mode or kind of connection between one person and another, between an individual and God, etc. 4. connection between persons by blood or marriage.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrelation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of relation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. A logical or natural association between two or more things; relevance of one to another; connection: the relation between smoking and heart disease. 2. The connection of people by blood or marriage; kinship. 3. A person connected to another by blood or marriage; a relative. 4.

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   Relation is a word that can describe a connection — between relatives or any two entities. You might consider your cousin as your relation, and you might have strained relations with him over your grandmother's estate.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRELATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   RELATION meaning: 1. the way in which two people or groups of people feel and behave towards each other: 2. the…. Learn more.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › relation_nrelation, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun relation. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryrelation | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    relation meaning: 1. a connection between two or more things: 2. someone who belongs to the same family as you: 3…. Learn more.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordRELATION - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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    between people, groups, or countries are contacts between them and the way they behave towards each other. All you need to know about "RELATION" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.