Relation

/ɹɪlˈe‍ɪʃən/

/ɹiˈɫeɪʃən/

Relation

a person who is related to someone by blood or marriage

synonyms : relative

the way two or multiple things or people are connected

sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur

(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups

(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time

an act of narration

synonyms : recounting

Examples

1. We are on the threshold of a new era in global relations.

2. She was charged in relation to a hit and run after she allegedly left the scene of an accident.

3. The two sides have been at daggers drawn for some months now with no sign of improvement in relations.

4. Relation slides in monkist transposition.