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relationship

/ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp/ noun

In Latin: necessitudo Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about relationship at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A connection or association; the condition of being related.
  2. The links between the x-values and y-values of ordered pairs of numbers especially coordinates.
  3. Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.

Origin

From relation + -ship. Displaced native Old English sibb.

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