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relationship

[ ri-ley-shuhn-ship ]

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noun

a connection, association, or involvement.
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connection between persons by blood or marriage.
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an emotional or other connection between people:
the relationship between teachers and students.
a sexual involvement; affair.

relationship

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noun

the state of being connected or related
association by blood or marriage; kinship
the mutual dealings, connections, or feelings that exist between two parties, countries, people, etc
a business relationship
an emotional or sexual affair or liaison
logic maths another name for relation

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of relationship¹

First recorded in 1735–45; relation + -ship

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Synonym Study

Relationship, kinship refer to connection with others by blood or by marriage. Relationship can be applied to connection either by birth or by marriage: relationship to a ruling family. Kinship generally denotes common descent and implies a more intimate connection than relationship: the ties and obligations of kinship.

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One worried the relationship between the three was "not genuine".

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That will be the main opportunity for them to mingle and discuss the issues of the day, to make contacts and establish relationships.

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Over five seasons of "You," Joe Goldberg has killed scores of people and engaged in deep relationships with six women, two of whom he married.

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"I thought we were trusted colleagues who had, over many years, built up a relationship of trust and understanding," he added.

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Before these new rules, sponsors could recover them after they proved their relationship and were vetted to ensure that they could provide for the child’s physical and mental well-being.

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