relation
The manner in which two things may be associated.
Noun 4 meanings
The manner in which two things may be associated.
“The relation between diet and health is complex.”
A member of one's extended family; a relative.
“Yes, he's a relation of mine, but only a distant one.”
A relationship; the manner in which and tone with which people or states, etc. interact.
“the foreign relations of the United States”
The act of relating a story.
“Your relation of the events is different from mine.”
Etymology
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”).
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RELATION at a glance
RELATION has 8 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + L 1 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,181 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with relation
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- GELATION9
- DELATION9
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