relation
pronunciation
How to pronounce relation in British English:
UK [rɪˈleɪʃn]
How to pronounce relation in American English:
US [rɪˈleɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
- the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
- a person related by blood or marriage
- an act of narration
- (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
- (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
Word Origin
- relation (n.)
- late 14c., "connection, correspondence;" also "act of telling," from Anglo-French relacioun, Old French relacion "report, connection" (14c.), from Latin relationem (nominative relatio) "a bringing back, restoring; a report, proposition," from relatus (see relate). Meaning "person related by blood or marriage" first attested c. 1500. Stand-alone phrase no relation "not in the same family" is attested by 1930.
Synonym
of act lovemaking intercourse dealings coition marriage venery copulation love sex sexual coitus truck
description recitation retelling recapitulation depiction recital rehearsal portrayal narration representation
Example
- 1. Several researchers are probing this in relation to films .
- 2. The relation between unemployment and inflation has also weakened .
- 3. Chronic inflammation is perhaps best understood in its relation to cardiovascular disease .
- 4. I cut out the quadrant 4 tasks ( time wasters ) or activities that bear little to no relation to my goals .
- 5. My relation with painting and architecture is fluid .