relation — I (connection) noun affiliation, affinity, alliance, analogy, applicability, appositeness, apposition, association, bearing, bond, closeness, cognation, comparableness, connation, connaturalness, connexion, correlation, correspondence, homology,… … Law dictionary
relationship — I (connection) noun alignment, amalgamation, analogy, appositeness, association, bearing, bond, coaction, coalition, cognatio, cognation, combination, confederacy, coniunctio, connecting link, consociation, correlation, interconnection,… … Law dictionary
relationship — relation, relationship, relatives As nouns, relation and relative both mean ‘a person related by blood or by marriage’, and both are idiomatic in the plural. For some reason, however, relation is the normal choice in the explicit context of… … Modern English usage
relation — relation, relationship, relatives As nouns, relation and relative both mean ‘a person related by blood or by marriage’, and both are idiomatic in the plural. For some reason, however, relation is the normal choice in the explicit context of… … Modern English usage
Relation — Re*la tion (r? l? sh?n), n. [F. relation, L. relatio. See {Relate}.] 1. The act of relating or telling; also, that which is related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the relation of historical events. [1913 Webster] ??????oet s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
relative — [rel′ə tiv] adj. [< MFr or L: MFr relatif < L relativus < L relatus: see RELATE] 1. related each to the other; dependent upon or referring to each other [to stay in the same relative positions] 2. having to do with; pertinent; relevant… … English World dictionary
relation — [n] connection, family connection affiliation, affinity, alliance, association, consanguinity, kin, kindred, kinship, kinsperson, liaison, propinquity, relationship, relative, sibling, similarity; concepts 296,414,421,714 … New thesaurus
relation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. bearing, close connection; narration, narrative, storytelling; kinship, family tie; kinsman, relative; reference; proportion, ratio. See relation, description, posterity. II Close connection Nouns 1 … English dictionary for students
Relation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Relation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 relation relation bearing reference connection concern GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 cognation cognation Sgm: N 2 correlation correlation &c. 12 Sgm … English dictionary for students
relation*/*/*/ — [rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n] noun 1) relations [plural] the relationship between countries, people, or organizations international relations[/ex] better relations between Japan and China[/ex] We have very good relations with the local police.[/ex] 2) [C/U] a… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
