relation
//ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n//
formalForms
- Plural
- relations
Definitions
1.The manner in which two things may be associated.
- The relation between diet and health is complex.
2.A member of one's extended family; a relative.
- Yes, he's a relation of mine, but only a distant one.
3.A relationship; the manner in which and tone with which people or states, etc. interact.
4.The act of relating a story.
- Your relation of the events is different from mine.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1488
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
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”).