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Synonyms & Antonyms of relation
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relations plural
doings between individuals or groups
- relations between the rival newspapers remained friendly despite their competition for the same stories
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- nonintercourse
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a person connected with another by blood or marriage
- he and I are relations on my mother's side
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- nonrelative
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the fact or state of having something in common
- there's no relation between you losing your favorite baseball hat and your team losing the game
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the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
- our intramural baseball team had a relation with the other baseball teams in the area
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relations plural
sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis
- a law that prohibits relations between close relatives
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The first known use of relation was in the 14th century
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