RELATIONSHIP

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : human relationship

• (noun) (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

  synonyms : family relationship , kinship

• (noun) a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)

  "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship"

• (noun) a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries

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