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relation

  • EN [ rɪˈleɪʃn]
  • US [ rɪˈleɪʃn]
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English definition

    Noun

  • 1. an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

  • 2. the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur

  • 3. a person related by blood or marriage;

    • "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"
    • "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
  • 4. an act of narration;

    • "he was the hero according to his own relation"
    • "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
  • 5. (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time;

    • "his attorney argued for the relation back of the ammended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed"
  • 6. (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups;

    • "international relations"

Example sentences

  • The close intergrowth and interdependent relation exist in mass media and social structure.

  • Her relation with her aunt superficial as that of chance lodgers who pass on the stairs.

  • And the article refers also the relation of Burckhart's thinking with Schopenhauer's philosophy.

  • Observation of the Relation of Histopathological Changes of Alopecia Areata to Pilus Regeneration.

  • Undeniably, Albert Camus'absurd philosophy has relation to his own experienceof life and philosophical thought of forefathers.

  • The theme of triangle relation is present throughout Natsume Soseki? s early trilogy.

  • Thirdly, we demonstrate the relation between factor technology and distribution institution.

  • One good friend is worth a hundred relation.

  • There exist a relation of triangular wave curve between voltage of tuned loop and external flux.

  • Objective To study the relation between P wave dispersion, P wave width and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

  • The relation of principal and agent is ordinarily created by agreement of the parties.

  • The relation of disease to poverty and ignorance is easy to see.

  • You should be prepared to talk knowledgeably about the requirements of the position for which you are applying in relation to your own professional experiences and interests.

  • Time just consists of the relation of before and after among events.

  • I understand him to be a distant relation.

  • There were some mediate contacts between the two countries before their diplomatic relation was established.

  • Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.

  • He is a distant relation of mine.

  • There's no relation between the two things.

  • The project was outlined with relation to available funds.

  • I have a lot to say in relation to that affair.

  • This theory bears no relation to reality.

  • Watercolour still seems somehow to be the poor relation of oil painting.

  • You are given a map so that you can see where your villa is in relation to the swimming pool.

  • He had a relation who lived up the road.

  • He is the sixth person to be arrested in relation to the coup plot.

  • For many software packages, the price bears little relation to cost.

  • The money he'd been ordered to pay was minimal in relation to his salary.

  • It is a question of the relation of ethics to economics.

  • In America they are touting Hugh Grant as the next Cary Grant (no relation).

Phrase collocation

  • in relation to

    in the context of; in connection with

    • there is an ambiguity in the provisions in relation to children's hearings.

Synonym discrimination

  • relative, relation

Meaning of relation

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  • "Ouch!" She says, "I thought you said your dog does not bite!"
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