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relationship

re·la·tions·hip

UK/ɹəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp/ US/ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp/ very common

noun

1.

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)

Synonyms
2.
3.

a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries

4.

Origin

From relation + -ship.

Phrases

  • blood relationship
  • customer relationship
  • entity relationship diagram
  • entity-relationship diagram
  • entity-relationship model
  • legal relationship
  • long-distance relationship
  • new relationship energy

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