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| 1. | [ noun ] (sociology) a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve (as in "the relationship between inflation and unemployment")) preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations | |
| Synonyms: | human_relationship | |
| Examples: | "the relationship between mothers and children" |
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| Related terms: | relation personal_relation | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection) | |
| Examples: | "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship" |
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| Related terms: | state sexual_relationship love_affair anaclisis | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries | |
| Related terms: | state account affiliation membership friendship subjugation acquaintance assimilation | |
| 4. | [ noun ] state of relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption | |
| Synonyms: | kinship family_relationship | |
| Related terms: | relation brotherhood motherhood consanguinity affinity parentage fatherhood sisterhood descent marital_bed affinity | |
| Similar spelling: |
relations relational relation_to relation_back real_thing |
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