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relationship

re·la·tion·ship [ ri láysh'n shìp ] (plural re·la·tion·ships)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. connection: a significant connection or similarity between two or more things, or the state of being related to something else

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

3. friendship: an emotionally close friendship, especially one involving sexual activity

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

5. logic mathematics 
Same as  relation (sense 6)


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