Definitions
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
Word origin
From Middle English relacion, relacioun, from Anglo-Norman relacioun and Old French relacion (whence French relation), from Latin relātiō, noun of process form from perfect passive participle relātus (“related”), from verb referō (“to refer, to relate”), from prefix re- (“again”) + ferō (“to bear, to carry”). By surface analysis, relate + -ion. Doublet of relazione.
Used in a sentence
“The relation between diet and health is complex.”
“Yes, he's a relation of mine, but only a distant one.”
“the foreign relations of the United States”
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01“Link between things”8 letters
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