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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