relation

relation
noun Etymology: Middle English relacion, from Anglo-French, from Latin relation-, relatio, from referre (past participle relatus) to carry back Date: 14th century 1. the act of telling or recounting ; account 2. an aspect or quality (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
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; specifically a property (as one expressed by is equal to, is less than, or is the brother of) that holds between an ordered pair of objects 3. the referring by a legal fiction of an act to a prior date as the time of its taking effect — usually used with back 4. a. (1) a person connected by consanguinity or affinity ; relative (2) a person legally entitled to a share of the property of an intestate b. relationship by consanguinity or affinity ; kinship 5. reference, respect <
in relation to
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6. the attitude or stance which two or more persons or groups assume toward one another <
race relations
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7. a. the state of being mutually or reciprocally interested (as in social or commercial matters) b. plural (1) dealings, intercourse <
foreign relations
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(2) sexual intercourse

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  • RELATION — Le concept de relation apparaît comme l’un des concepts fondamentaux du discours rationnel. Il semble lié à la pratique de l’analyse, qui constitue elle même l’un des aspects essentiels de la démarche discursive. L’analyse décompose les unités… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Relation — Re*la tion (r? l? sh?n), n. [F. relation, L. relatio. See {Relate}.] 1. The act of relating or telling; also, that which is related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the relation of historical events. [1913 Webster] ??????oet s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Relation — may refer to:*Relation, a person to whom one is related, i.e. a family member (see also Kinship) *Relation (mathematics), a generalization of arithmetic relations, such as = and …   Wikipedia

  • relation — I (connection) noun affiliation, affinity, alliance, analogy, applicability, appositeness, apposition, association, bearing, bond, closeness, cognation, comparableness, connation, connaturalness, connexion, correlation, correspondence, homology,… …   Law dictionary

  • relation — late 14c., from Anglo Fr. relacioun, O.Fr. relacion (14c.), from L. relationem (nom. relatio) a bringing back, restoring, from relatus (see RELATE (Cf. relate)). Meaning person related by blood or marriage first attested c.1500. Stand alone… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Relation — (v. lat. Relatio), 1) (röm. Ant.), Vortrag, welchen der Consul od. Einer der höhern Magistrate im Senat hielt; 2) Verfahren, wo der Unterrichter dem Kaiser die Entscheidung in schwierigen Fällen überließ, bes. bei nöthiger Abweichung vom streugen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Relation — (lat., »Zurücktragung oder bringung«), Bericht, Berichterstattung (s. Referat), Reisebeschreibung etc.; im 16. und 17. Jahrh. üblich für »Zeitung« (vgl. Zeitungen). Dann soviel wie Beziehung, gegenseitiges Verhältnis, z. B. Wertrelation der… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Relation — Relatiōn (lat.), Beziehung, Verhältnis, Verbindung; amtlicher Bericht; Zurückschiebung (des Eides) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Relation — Relation, 1) Referat, Bericht einer vom Gericht bestellten Commission; 2) R. des Eides, Zurückschiebung an den ersten Eideszuschieber, daß er die Behauptung selbst beschwöre …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Relation — ↑ relativ …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

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