R E F E R E N C E S
Relation n [ME relacioun, fr. MF relation, fr. L relation-, relatio, fr. referré [pp. relatus] to carry back] [14c] 1. the act of telling or recounting: Account 2: an aspect or quality [as resemblance] that connects two or more things or parts as being or belonging or working together or as being of the same kind [the __ of time and space]; specif: a property [as one expressed by is equal to, is less than, or is the brother of] that holds between an ordered pair of objects 3: the referring by a legal fiction of an act to a prior date as the time of its taking effect 4a [1]: a person connected by consanguinity or affinity: Relative [2]: a person legally entitled to a share of the property of an intestate b: relationship by consanguinity or affinity: Kinship 5: Reference, Respect [in _ to] 6: the attitude or stance which two or more persons or groups assume toward one another [race _s] 7a: the state of being mutually or reciprocally interested [as in social or commercial matters] bpl [1]: Dealings, Affairs [foreign __s] [2]: Intercourse [3]: Sexual Intercourse
Relational 1: of or relating to kinship 2: characterized or constituted by relations 3: having the function chiefly of indicating a relation of syntax [has is notional in he has luck, __ in he has gone] 4: relating to, using, or being a method of organizing data in a database so that it is perceived by the user as a set of tables
Relationship n [ca. 1744] 1: the state of being related or interrelated [studied the __ between the variables] 2: the relation connecting or binding participants in a relationship; as a: Kinship b: a specific instance or type of kinship 3a: a state of affairs existing between those having relations or dealings [had a good __ with his family ] b: a romantic or passionate attachment
[Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. Springfield, MA, USA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1995.]
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