Relationship

//ɹɪˈleɪʃn̩ˌʃɪp// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Connection or association; the condition of being related.

    "But some discussion of the complex relationship between “allohistory” and sf is appropriate here, as the genres overlap in certain ways. Classical allohistory— such as Trevelyan's "What if Napoleon had won the Battle of Waterloo?" and Churchill's "If Lee had not won the Battle of Gettysburg" —is a rigorously consistent thought-experiment in historical causality."

  2. 2
    a relation between people; (‘relationship’ is often used where ‘relation’ would serve, as in ‘the relationship between inflation and unemployment’, but the preferred usage of ‘relationship’ is for human relations or states of relatedness) wordnet
  3. 3
    The links between the x-values and y-values of ordered pairs of numbers especially coordinates.

    "Policing the relationship between government and business in a free society is difficult. Businesspeople have every right to lobby governments, and civil servants to take jobs in the private sector."

  4. 4
    (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption wordnet
  5. 5
    Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.
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  1. 6
    a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection) wordnet
  2. 7
    A romantic or sexual involvement.

    "They have been in a relationship for ten years, but have never married."

  3. 8
    a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries wordnet
  4. 9
    A way in which two or more people behave and are involved with each other

    "I have a good working relationship with my boss."

  5. 10
    The level or degree of affinity between keys, chords and tones.

Etymology

From relation + -ship.

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