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[ ri-ley -shuh n-ship ] SHOW IPA
/ rɪˈleɪ ʃənˌʃɪp / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a connection, association, or involvement.
connection between persons by blood or marriage.
an emotional or other connection between people: the relationship between teachers and students.
a sexual involvement; affair.
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Origin of relationship First recorded in 1735–45; relation + -ship
SYNONYMS FOR relationship 1 dependence, alliance, kinship.
2 affinity, consanguinity.
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synonym study for relationship 2 . Relationship, kinship refer to connection with others by blood or by marriage. Relationship can be applied to connection either by birth or by marriage: relationship to a ruling family. Kinship generally denotes common descent and implies a more intimate connection than relationship: the ties and obligations of kinship.
OTHER WORDS FROM relationship pre·re·la·tion·ship, noun Words nearby relationship related, relation, relational, relational database, relations, relationship , relationship marketing, relative, relative accommodation, relative aperture, relative atomic mass
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British Dictionary definitions for relationship noun the state of being connected or related
association by blood or marriage; kinship
the mutual dealings, connections, or feelings that exist between two parties, countries, people, etc a business relationship
an emotional or sexual affair or liaison
logic maths another name for relation (def. 10)
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Words related to relationship affair, marriage, exchange, communication, accord, rapport, liaison, contact, link, tie, relation, alliance, similarity, tie-in, homogeneity, affiliation, pertinency, ratio, network, nearness
Medical definitions for relationship n. The condition or fact of being related; connection or association.
Connection by blood or marriage; kinship.
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