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relation
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
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noun
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
noun
(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
“international relations”
noun
sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
noun
(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
“his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed”
noun
an act of narration
“he was the hero according to his own relation”
noun
a person related by blood or marriage
“police are searching for relatives of the deceased”
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international relations
his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed
he was the hero according to his own relation
his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable
police are searching for relatives of the deceased
he has distant relations back in New Jersey
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