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liaison - 4 dictionary results
li⋅ai⋅son
[lee-ey-zawn, lee-uh-zon, -zuh
n or, often, ley-; lee-ey-zuh
n, -zon; Fr. lye-zawn]
–noun, plural -sons [-zawnz, -zonz, -zuh
nz, -zonz; Fr. -zawn]
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nz, -zonz; Fr. -zawn]
. | 1. | the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc. |
| 2. | a person who initiates and maintains such a contact or connection. |
| 3. | an illicit sexual relationship. |
| 4. | Cookery. the process of thickening sauces, soups, etc., as by the addition of eggs, cream, butter, or flour. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : liaison
Spanish:
enlace, relación, coordinación,
German:
die Zusammenarbeit, Verbindungs-…,
Japanese:
連絡
liaison (adj.)
1648, from Fr. liaison "a union, a binding together," from L.L. ligationem (nom. ligatio) "a binding," from L. ligatus, pp. of ligare "to bind" (see ligament). Originally a cookery term for a thickening agent for sauces. Sense of "intimate relations" is from 1806. Military sense of "cooperation between branches, allies, etc." is from 1816. Back-formed verb liaise is attested from 1928. The noun meaning "one who is concerned with liaison of units, etc." is short for liaison officer.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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