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re·la·tion (ri lā′s̸hən)
noun
- a narrating, recounting, or telling
- what is narrated or told; account; recital
- connection or manner of being connected or related, as in thought, meaning, etc.
- connection of persons by blood, marriage, etc.; kinship
- a person connected with another or others by blood, marriage, etc.; member of the same family; relative
- the connections or dealings between or among persons in business or private affairs
- sexual intercourse
- the connections or dealings between or among groups, peoples, nations, states, etc. foreign and trade relations
- Law
- the statement of a relator at whose complaint an action is begun
- the referring of an act or proceeding to a time before its completion or enactment, as the time of its taking effect
Etymology: ME relacion < MFr or L: MFr relation < L relatio: see relate
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