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| re·la·tion·ship [ ri láysh'n shìp ] (plural re·la·tion·ships) |
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1. connection: a significant connection or similarity between two or more things, or the state of being related to something else
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2. behavior or feelings toward somebody else: the connection between two or more people or groups and their involvement with one another, especially as regards the way they behave toward and feel about one another
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3. friendship: an emotionally close friendship, especially one involving sexual activity
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4. connection by family: the way in which two or more people are related by birth, adoption, or marriage, or the fact of being related by birth, adoption, or marriage
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5. logic mathematics Same as relation (sense 6)
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