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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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   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.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRELATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   11 meanings: 1. the state or condition of being related or the manner in which things are related 2. connection by blood or.... Click for more definitions.

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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishRELATION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   a connection between two or more things: the relation between smoking and lung cancer. Fewer examples. A metaphor suggests a relation between two unconnected things. Her work involves the study of people's relation to their physical environment. The article discusses the relation between science and religion.

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8. www.thefreedictionary.com › relationRelation - definition of relation by The Free Dictionary

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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.