Added 9 October 2026
liaison
/liˈeɪˌzɒ̃/ noun
Latin root: ligātiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about liaison at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship.
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A channel for communication between groups.
he provided a liaison with the guerrillas
Origin
Borrowed from French liaison (“binding”), from Latin ligātiō (stem ligātiōn-; whence the English doublet ligation), derived from ligō (“to bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).
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