relation

CEFRB1

/ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A connection between people, things, or ideas.

  2. 02

    noun

    A family member.

Examples

  • Wages vary in relation to the age of the worker.

  • What's your relation with him?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɹəˈlæ̝ɪʃ(ə)n/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A member of one's extended family; a relative.

  2. A relationship; the manner in which and tone with which people or states, etc. interact.

  3. The manner in which two things may be associated.

More examples

In context

  • The relation between diet and health is complex.

  • Yes, he's a relation of mine, but only a distant one.

  • the foreign relations of the United States

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Origin

noun

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”). By surface analysis, relate + -ion. Doublet of relazione.