Added 7 October 2026
relation
/ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ noun
Latin root: relātiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about relation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together.
- Sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur.
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A person related by blood or marriage.
police are searching for relatives of the deceased
Origin
From Middle English relacion, relacioun, from Anglo-Norman relacioun and Old French relacion (whence French relation), from Latin relātiō, noun of process form from perfect passive participle relātus (“related”), from verb referō (“to refer, to relate”), from prefix re- (“again”) + ferō (“to bear, to carry”). By surface analysis, relate + -ion. Doublet of relazione.
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