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US
/ɹiˈɫeɪʃənˌʃɪp/
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[ UK /ɹɪlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp/ ]
[ UK /ɹɪlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp/ ]
NOUN
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a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship - a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
- (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
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a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)
the relationship between mothers and their children
How To Use relationship In A Sentence
- Although a few years old already, this possibly mistitled book is a good read for anyone interested in relationships.
- The school has a very good relationship with the community.
- Human relations do not always rely on meeting each other in person every day. When we talk about relationships between people on either side of the border, just a few thousand miles can’t keep love from growing and blooming into a beautiful bonding. Gulzar
- This relationship is also honest, but you keep it a bit more circumspect because you know this person is going to follow in your footsteps. Christianity Today
- Part of the problem in making extrapolations from these patterns to build a theory is that the relationship between language and social structure may vary considerably, both synchronically and diachronically.
- By ethical conduct toward all creatures, we enter into a spiritual relationship with the universe. Albert Schweitzer
- Added to that, his company is passionate about the relationship between live music and dance in performance.
- Meanwhile, Mr. Christie is taking the same tact in what he described as a "passionate" relationship with Mr. Sweeney, who has the power to single-handedly block bills. Christie, Sweeney in Standoff Over Funds
- Running parallel to this tempestuous relationship is the whirlwind romance between weathergirl Hero, played by Billie Piper, and sports presenter Claude.
- The relationships between hagfishes, lampreys, and jawed vertebrates are one of the still-unresolved problems in craniate phylogeny.