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relation > 6 senses
NOUN1relationAn abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
2relation, sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, congress, sexual relation, carnal knowledgeThe act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman
3relation, relativeA person related by blood or marriage
4relation, telling, recountingAn act of narration
5relation, relation back(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
6relation(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
relation > pronunciation
Soundsriyley'shahn
RhymesAachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn...
relation > noun 1, Tops
MeaningAn abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together.
Broaderabstraction
Narrowerpossession; social relation; position, spatial relation; ownership; causality; relationship, human relationship; function; association; logical relation; mathematical relation; foundation; connection, connexion, connectedness; unconnectedness; linguistic relation; part, portion, component part, component; affinity, kinship; kinship, family relationship, relationship; magnitude relation, quantitative relation; control; business relation; reciprocality, reciprocity; interrelation, interrelationship, interrelatedness; temporal relation; comparison; opposition, oppositeness; change
Nounsrelationship; relationship; relationship
Verbsrelate; relate
relation > noun 2, act
MeaningThe act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman. The man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur.
Synonymssexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, congress, sexual relation, carnal knowledge
Partsinsemination
Broadersexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity
Narrowerdefloration; fuck, fucking, screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtup; hank panky; penetration; unlawful carnal knowledge, criminal congress
relation > noun 3, person
MeaningA person related by blood or marriage.
Examples"he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
Synonymsrelative
Member ofkin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe
Broaderperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Narrowerancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root; cousin, first cousin, cousin-german, full cousin; descendant, descendent; in-law, relative-in-law; blood relation, blood relative, cognate, sib; kin, kinsperson, family; enate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrisib, matrilineal sib; agnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrisib, patrilineal sib; kinsman; kinswoman; kissing cousin, kissing kin; next of kin; offspring, progeny, issue; second cousin; sibling, sib; spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half
Nounsrelationship; relationship; relationship
relation > noun 4, communication
MeaningAn act of narration.
Examples"he was the hero according to his own relation"
Synonymstelling, recounting
Broadernarration, recital, yarn
Verbsrelate
relation > noun 5, cognition
Meaning(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time.
Examples"his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed"
Synonymsrelation back
Categorylaw, jurisprudence
Broaderlegal principle, judicial principle, judicial doctrine
relation > noun 6, act
Meaning(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups.
Examples"international relations"
Usageplural, plural form
Broaderdealings, traffic
Nounsrelationship
Verbsrelate; relate

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