relation

  • 21RELATION — n. f. Rapport d’une chose à une autre. Ce que vous dites n’a aucune relation avec la chose dont il s’agit. Ces deux choses n’ont point de relation entre elles. Il se dit spécialement, en termes de Philosophie, du Rapport qui est entre deux… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 22Relation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Relation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 relation relation bearing reference connection concern GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 cognation cognation Sgm: N 2 correlation correlation &c. 12 Sgm …

    English dictionary for students

  • 23relation — re|la|tion W1S2 [rıˈleıʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(between people/countries)¦ 2 in relation to something 3¦(connection)¦ 4¦(family)¦ 5 have (sexual) relations (with somebody) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(BETWEEN PEOPLE/COUNTRIES)¦ relations [plural] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24relation — [[t]rɪle͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦ relations 1) N COUNT: usu pl Relations between people, groups, or countries are contacts between them and the way in which they behave towards each other. → See also , public relations, race relations Greece has… …

    English dictionary

  • 25relation */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms relation : singular relation plural relations 1) relations [plural] the relationship between countries, people, or organizations international relations relation between: The visit is an important step in… …

    English dictionary

  • 26Relation — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Relation », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) En sociologie et dans les sciences humaines,… …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 27relation — relationless, adj. /ri lay sheuhn/, n. 1. an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect. 2. relations, a. the various connections between peoples, countries, etc.: foreign… …

    Universalium

  • 28relation — re|la|tion [ rı leıʃn ] noun *** 1. ) relations plural the relationship between countries, people, or organizations: international relations relation between: The visit is an important step in improving relations between Japan and China. relation …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 29relation — /rI leISFn/ noun 1 FAMILY (C) a member of your family; relative: We have relations in Canada and Scotland. | close/distant relation: Diane s a distant relation of mine a third cousin, I think. | no relation (=not a relative): His name s Johnson… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30relation — Philosophically relations are interesting because of the historic prejudice, given its most forceful expression by Leibniz, that they are somehow ‘unreal’ compared to the intrinsic, monadic properties of things. A way of putting the idea is that… …

    Philosophy dictionary