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   liaison

   /lɪˈeɪzn/

   noun

   • 1. communication or cooperation which facilitates a close working relationship between people or organizations: "the head porter works in close liaison with the reception office" Similar cooperationcontactassociationconnectioncollaborationcommunicationinterchangeaffiliationalliancepartnershiplinklinkagetie-uphook-up
   • ▪ a person who acts as a link to assist communication or cooperation between people: "he's our liaison with a number of interested parties" Similar intermediarymediatormiddlemancontactcontact man/woman/personlinklinkmanlinkwomanlinkpersongo-betweenrepresentativeagentintercederfactor
   • ▪ a sexual relationship, especially one that is secret or illicit: "I have been involved in an opportunistic sexual liaison with a work colleague" Similar love affairaffairrelationshipromanceattachmentflingintrigueamouraffair of the heartinvolvementamorous entanglementromantic entanglemententanglementflirtationdallianceinformal:hanky-pankybit on the sidecarry-on
   • 2. the binding or thickening agent of a sauce, often based on egg yolks.
   • 3. (in French and other languages) the sounding of a consonant that is normally silent at the end of a word, because the next word begins with a vowel.
   • ▪ introduction of a consonant between a word that ends in a vowel and another that begins with a vowel, as in English law and order.

   Word Origin mid 17th century (as a cookery term): from French, from lier ‘to bind’.

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