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re⋅la⋅tion
[ri-ley-shuh
n]
–noun
—Idiom| 1. | an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect. |
| 2. | relations,
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| 3. | the mode or kind of connection between one person and another, between an individual and God, etc. |
| 4. | connection between persons by blood or marriage. |
| 5. | a person who is related by blood or marriage; relative: his wife's relations. |
| 6. | the act of relating, narrating, or telling; narration. |
| 7. | Law. a principle whereby effect is given to an act done at one time as if it had been done at a previous time. |
| 8. | Mathematics.
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| 9. | in or with relation to, with reference to; concerning: It's best to plan with relation to anticipated changes in one's earnings. |
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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. ??????oet's relation doth well figure them. --Bacon. 2. The state of being related or of referring; what is apprehended as appertaining to a being or quality, by considering it in its bearing upon something else; relative quality or condition; the being such and such with regard or respect to some other thing; connection; as, the relation of experience to knowledge; the relation of master to servant. Any sort of connection which is perceived or imagined between two or more things, or any comparison which is made by the mind, is a relation. --I. Taylor. 3. Reference; respect; regard. I have been importuned to make some observations on this art in relation to its agreement with poetry. --Dryden. 4. Connection by consanguinity or affinity; kinship; relationship; as, the relation of parents and children. Relations dear, and all the charities Of father, son, and brother, first were known. --Milton. 5. A person connected by cosanguinity or affinity; a relative; a kinsman or kinswoman. For me . . . my relation does not care a rush. --Ld. Lytton. 6. (Law) (a) The carrying back, and giving effect or operation to, an act or proceeding frrom some previous date or time, by a sort of fiction, as if it had happened or begun at that time. In such case the act is said to take effect by relation. (b) The act of a relator at whose instance a suit is begun. --Wharton. Burrill. Syn: Recital; rehearsal; narration; account; narrative; tale; detail; description; kindred; kinship; consanguinity; affinity; kinsman; kinswoman.
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Language Translation for : relation
Spanish:
pariente,
German:
die Verwandschaft,
Japanese:
親類
relation
1390, from Anglo-Fr. relacioun, O.Fr. relacion (14c.), from L. relationem (nom. relatio) "a bringing back, restoring," from relatus (see relate). Meaning "person related by blood or marriage" first attested 1502. Relationship "sense of being related" is from 1744; meaning "an affair, a romantic or sexual relationship" is attested from 1944.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: re·la·tion
Pronunciation: ri-'lA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : an aspect or quality (as resemblance or causality) thatconnects two or more things or parts as being or belonging or working together, as being of the same kind, or as being logically connected
2 : the attitude or stance which two or more persons or groupsassume toward one another
3 a : the state of being mutually or reciprocally interested (as in social matters) b relations pl : SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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relation re·la·tion (rĭ-lā'shən)
n.
- A logical or natural association between two or more things; relevance of one to another; connection.
- The connection of people by blood or marriage; kinship.
- A person connected to another by blood or marriage; a relative.
- The positional relationship of the teeth or other structures in the mouth.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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relation
1.
See equivalence relation, partial ordering, pre-order, total ordering.
2.
(1995-02-28)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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relation
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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