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| 1. | [ noun ] an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together | |
| Related terms: | abstraction part change relationship control connection comparison position foundation interrelation ownership opposition affinity kinship social_relation magnitude_relation business_relation mathematical_relation temporal_relation reciprocality logical_relation unconnectedness function causality association linguistic_relation relate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (biology,sexuality) the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur | |
| Synonyms: | sex_act sexual_relation copulation coitus intercourse sexual_congress congress coition carnal_knowledge sexual_intercourse | |
| Related terms: | sexual_activity penetration hank_panky fuck unlawful_carnal_knowledge defloration insemination copulate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an act of narration | |
| Synonyms: | recounting telling | |
| Examples: | "he was the hero according to his own relation" "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable" |
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| Related terms: | narration tell | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a person related by blood or marriage | |
| Synonyms: | relative | |
| Examples: | "police are searching for relatives of the deceased" "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" |
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| Related terms: | person spouse cousin offspring kin ancestor descendant second_cousin blood_relation sibling kinsman agnate enate kissing_cousin kinswoman next_of_kin in-law kin | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time | |
| Synonyms: | relation_back | |
| Examples: | "his attorney argued for the relation back of the ammended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed" |
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| Related terms: | legal_principle law | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups | |
| Examples: | : "international relations" |
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| Related terms: | dealings plural | |
| Similar spelling: |
relations relational relation_to real_thing relatum real_tennis |
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