relationship

[ ri-ley-shuhn-ship ]
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noun
  1. a connection, association, or involvement.

  2. connection between persons by blood or marriage.

  1. an emotional or other connection between people: the relationship between teachers and students.

  2. a sexual involvement; affair.

Origin of relationship

1
First recorded in 1735–45; relation + -ship

synonym study For relationship

2. Relationship, kinship refer to connection with others by blood or by marriage. Relationship can be applied to connection either by birth or by marriage: relationship to a ruling family. Kinship generally denotes common descent and implies a more intimate connection than relationship: the ties and obligations of kinship.

Other words for relationship

Other words from relationship

  • pre·re·la·tion·ship, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for relationship

relationship

/ (rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp) /


noun
  1. the state of being connected or related

  2. association by blood or marriage; kinship

  1. the mutual dealings, connections, or feelings that exist between two parties, countries, people, etc: a business relationship

  2. an emotional or sexual affair or liaison

  3. logic maths another name for relation (def. 10)

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