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relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together |
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abstract entity,
abstraction a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
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possession anything owned or possessed
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social relation a relation between living organisms (especially between people)
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spatial relation,
position the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
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ownership the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
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causality the relation between causes and effects
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human relationship,
relationship 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"
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function the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
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association the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
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logical relation a relation between propositions
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mathematical relation a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)
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foundation lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
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connectedness,
connexion,
connection shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
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unconnectedness the lack of a connection between things
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linguistic relation a relation between linguistic forms or constituents
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component part,
component,
constituent,
portion,
part an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
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kinship,
affinity (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
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family relationship,
kinship,
relationship (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
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magnitude relation,
quantitative relation a relation between magnitudes
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control the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
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business relation a relation between different business enterprises
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reciprocality,
reciprocity a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
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interrelatedness,
interrelation,
interrelationship mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness; "interrelationships of animal structure and function"
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temporal relation a relation involving time
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comparison the act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator"
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oppositeness,
opposition a body of people united in opposing something
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change the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
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relation - (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups; "international relations" |
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dealings,
traffic social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')
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plural,
plural form the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
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relation - an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable" |
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telling,
recounting |
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yarn,
narration,
recital (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth
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