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- Dictionaryrelation/rɪˈleɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the way in which two or more people or things are connected; a thing's effect on or relevance to another: "questions about the relation between writing and reality" Similar
- 2. a person who is connected by blood or marriage; a relative: "he has no close relations" Similar
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RELATION definition: 1. the way in which two people or groups of people feel and behave towards each other: 2. the…. Learn more.
1. : the act of telling or recounting : account. 2. : an aspect or quality (such as resemblance) that connects two or more things or parts as being or belonging or working together or as being of the same kind. the relation of time and space.
RELATION meaning: 1. the way in which two people or groups of people feel and behave towards each other: 2. the…. Learn more.
11 meanings: 1. the state or condition of being related or the manner in which things are related 2. connection by blood or.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of relation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a connection between two or more things: the relation between smoking and lung cancer. Fewer examples. A metaphor suggests a relation between two unconnected things. Her work involves the study of people's relation to their physical environment. The article discusses the relation between science and religion.
Relation definition: an existing connection; a significant association between or among things. See examples of RELATION used in a sentence.
Relation is a word that can describe a connection — between relatives or any two entities. You might consider your cousin as your relation, and you might have strained relations with him over your grandmother's estate. The way that one thing affects another is their relation like the relation between childhood poverty and poor nutrition, for ...
(rɪleɪʃən ) Word forms: plural relations. 1. countable noun. Relations between people, groups, or countries are contacts between them and the way in which they behave toward each other. Greece has established full diplomatic relations with Israel. 2. See also industrial relations, public relations, race relations. 3. countable noun.
1. A logical or natural association between two or more things; relevance of one to another; connection: the relation between smoking and heart disease. 2. The connection of people by blood or marriage; kinship. 3. A person connected to another by blood or marriage; a relative. 4.
