Relation Definition
rĭ-lāshən
relations
noun
relations
A logical or natural association between two or more things; relevance of one to another; connection.
The relation between smoking and heart disease.
American Heritage
What is narrated or told; account; recital.
Webster's New World
Connection or manner of being connected or related, as in thought, meaning, etc.
Webster's New World
Connection of persons by blood, marriage, etc.; kinship.
Webster's New World
The way in which one person or thing is connected with another.
The relation of parent to child.
American Heritage
idiom
in relation to
- In reference to; in connection with:
This letter from the bank is in relation to your mortgage.
American Heritage
in relation to
- concerning; regarding; in reference to
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Relation
Noun
Singular:
relationPlural:
relationsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Relation
Origin of Relation
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From Anglo-Norman relacioun, from Old French relacion (cognate to French relation), from Latin relationem, accusative of relatio, noun of process form from perfect passive participle relatus (“related"), from verb referre (“to refer, to relate"), from prefix re- (“again") + ferre (“to bear, to carry")
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