Liaison
//liˈeɪˌzɑn// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A thickening for sauces, typically based on egg yolks. countable, uncountable
"[…]prepare a liaison, or four or five yolks of eggs and some cream […]"
- 2 a channel for communication between groups wordnet
- 3 Communication between two parties or groups. countable, uncountable
- 4 a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship wordnet
- 5 Cooperation, working together. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war. countable, uncountable
- 7 Any person who relays information between two groups or organizations. countable, uncountable
"As a community liaison, I work to make sure the general public knows about our organization's work."
- 8 A tryst; a romantic meeting. countable, uncountable
- 9 An illicit sexual relationship or affair. countable, figuratively, uncountable
"ostriches in breeding season are relentlessly promiscuous, with both males and females seeking liaisons with multiple partners."
- 10 Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs. countable, uncountable
- 11 Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs.; The pronunciation of a normally silent final consonant when the next word begins with a vowel. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To liaise. proscribed
Example
More examples"Mary is a Foreign Affairs Liaison who works for the State Department."
Etymology
Borrowed from French liaison (“binding”), from Latin ligātiō (stem ligātiōn-; whence the English doublet ligation), derived from ligō (“I bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).
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