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relationship|rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp|
[f. as prec. + -ship.]
The state of being related; a condition or character based upon this; kinship. Also spec., an affair; a sexual relationship.
a1744Pope Dunc. ii. 3 note, Our author let it pass unaltered, as a trifle, that no way altered the relationship. 1773Goldsm. Stoops to Conq. ii. i, I want no nearer relationship. 1804Mitford Inquiry 345 The Welsh themselves have been fond of claiming this relationship [for their language]. 1853Whewell Grotius I. 309 Social ties are to be extended more widely by diffusing our relationships. 1880Haughton Phys. Geog. 268 Teeth of a small Marsupial, Microlestes,..which show a relationship to Myrmecobius. 1944M. Laski Love on Supertax viii. 81 ‘Were you going to marry Lou?’ asked Clarissa... ‘We hadn't got further than a relationship,’ Sid said. 1974J. Gardner Corner Men v. 41 Bob and I weren't hallo young lovers. We had a relationship, but I wasn't in love with him. 1975R. Rendell Shake Hands for Ever viii. 76 ‘Did Mr Hathall have a special friendship with any girl here?’..‘Do you mean a relationship? D'you mean, was he sleeping with anyone?’ 1977Rolling Stone 30 June 62/2 People don't fall in love anymore, they have relationships. 1981C. R. Lajeunesse Dead Man Running iii. 11 Rowena and I had a relationship at first, which had been a no-strings-attached affair. Then..she became serious and I had shied away. |