an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of 2 entities or parts together
noun (persons, places, or things)
relations
affinity | association | business relation | causality | change | comparison | component part | connection | control | foundation | function | human relationship | interrelationship | kinship | linguistic relation | logical relation | magnitude relation | mathematical relation | opposition | ownership | position | possession | reciprocality | social relation | temporal relation | unconnectedness
Anglo-French relacioun, Old French relacion (14th century), from Latin...
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may refer to: Kinship, relationship by genealogical origin | Social relations, in social science, social interaction between two or more individuals | International relations, strategies chosen by a state to safeguard its national interests and achieve... (34 of 384 words, 17 definitions)
the state or condition of being related or the manner in which things are related | connection by blood or marriage; kinship | a person who is ... (25 of 375 words, 13 definitions, 6 usage examples, pronunciation)
the act of telling or recounting; "account" | an aspect or quality (as resemblance) that connects two or more things or parts as being or belonging or ... (26 of 268 words, 7 definitions, 4 usage examples, pronunciation)
the way in which two or more people or things are connected; a thing's effect on or relevance to another | ("relations") the way in which two or more ... (28 of 201 words, 7 definitions, 7 usage examples, pronunciation)
in logic, a set of ordered pairs, triples, quadruples, and so on. A set of ordered pairs is called a two-place relation; a set of ordered triples is a ... (29 of 192 words)
"relations": [plural] the relationship between countries, people, or organizations | [countable/uncountable] a connection between two or more people ... (17 of 185 words, 7 definitions, 10 usage examples, pronunciation)
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an existing connection; a significant association between or among things. | "relations": the various connections between peoples, countries, etc.. ; ... (19 of 169 words, 9 definitions, 5 usage examples, pronunciation)
a narrating, recounting, or telling | what is narrated or told; account; recital | connection or manner of being connected or related, as in thought, ... (23 of 132 words, 7 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
A logical or natural association between two or more things; relevance of one to another; connection | The connection of people by blood or marriage; ... (24 of 123 words, 10 definitions, 4 usage examples, pronunciation)
The manner in which two things may be associated. | A member of one's family. | The act of relating a story. | [set theory] A set of ordered tuples. | [set theory] Specifically, a set of ordered pairs. | [databases] A set of ordered tuples retrievable... (42 of 83 words, 8 definitions, 5 usage examples, pronunciation)
the way in which two people or groups of people feel and behave towards each other (16 of 39 words, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
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the connection or similarity between two things | "in/with relation to sth": in connection with something (15 of 59 words, 2 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
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a member of your family (5 of 30 words, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
a meaningful connection or association between two or more things, e.g. one based on the similarity or relevance of one thing to another | a member of ... (26 of 205 words, 8 definitions, pronunciation)
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First use: late 14th century
Origin: Anglo-French relacioun, Old French relacion (14th century), from Latin relationem (nominative relatio) "a bringing back, ... (18 of 45 etymology words)
Origin: Anglo-Norman relacioun, from Old French relacion (cognate to French relation), from Latin relationem, accusative of relatio, noun of process form from perfect passive participle relatus ("related"), from verb ... (28 of 42 etymology words)
First use: 14th century
Origin: Middle English relacion, from Anglo-French, from Latin relation-, relatio, from referre (past participle relatus) to carry back
Origin: Middle English relacion from Middle French or Latin: Middle French relation from Latin relatio: see "relate"
Origin: Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin relatio(n-), from referre "bring back" (see "relate")
First use: 14th century
Origin: from Latin relātiō a narration, a relation (between philosophical concepts)
First use: 14th century
Origin: Directly or via French from Latin relation- from relat-
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