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   relationship

   /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

   noun

   • 1. the way in which two or more people or things are connected, or the state of being connected: "the study will assess the relationship between unemployment and political attitudes" Similar connectionrelationassociationlinkcorrelationcorrespondenceparalleltie-intie-upalliancebondinterrelationinterconnectioninterdependence of
   • ▪ the state of being connected by blood or marriage: "they can trace their relationship to a common ancestor" Similar family tiesfamily connectionsblood relationshipblood tieskinshipaffinityconsanguinitycommon ancestrycommon lineageconnectiontechnical:propinquity
   • ▪ the way in which two or more people or groups regard and behave towards each other: "the landlord–tenant relationship"
   • ▪ an emotional and sexual association between two people: "she has a daughter from a previous relationship" Similar romancelove affairaffairaffair of the heartloveamorous entanglementflirtationliaisonaffaire de/du cœuramour

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