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Relation

Ree-LAY-shuhn

/riːˈleɪʃʌn/

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relation

Dictionary meaning

An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together.

Examples

  • International relations.
  • The attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed.

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