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rapport definition

rap·port (ra pôr′, rə-)

noun

relationship; esp., a close or sympathetic relationship; agreement; harmony

Etymology: Fr < OFr raport, agreement, accord, lit., a bringing back < raporter, to bring back < re- (< L re-), again + aporter, to bring < L apportare < ad-, to + portare, to carry: see port

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