relationship
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1. 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) (noun.linkdef)
| hypernym | : | relation, |
| definition | : | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | partnership, |
| definition | : | a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal (noun.linkdef) |
2. (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption (noun.linkdef)
| hypernym | : | relation, |
| definition | : | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | affinity, phylogenetic relation, |
| definition | : | (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts (noun.linkdef) |
| hyponym | : | affinity, |
| definition | : | (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship (noun.linkdef) |
| hyponym | : | birth, parentage, |
| definition | : | the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents (noun.linkdef) |
| hyponym | : | fatherhood, paternity, |
| definition | : | the kinship relation between an offspring and the father (noun.linkdef) |
| hyponym | : | maternity, motherhood, |
| definition | : | the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother (noun.linkdef) |
| hyponym | : | sisterhood, sistership, |
| definition | : | the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings (noun.linkdef) |
| hyponym | : | brotherhood, |
| definition | : | the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings (noun.linkdef) |
| domain category | : | anthropology, |
| definition | : | the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings (noun.cognition) |
3. a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection) (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | state, |
| definition | : | the way something is with respect to its main attributes (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | anaclisis, |
| definition | : | (psychoanalysis) relationship marked by strong dependence on others; especially a libidinal attachment to e.g. a parental figure (noun.state) |
4. a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | state, |
| definition | : | the way something is with respect to its main attributes (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | account, business relationship, |
| definition | : | a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | assimilation, |
| definition | : | the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | membership, |
| definition | : | the state of being a member (noun.state) |
5. 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) (noun.linkdef)
| derivation | : | relation, |
| definition | : | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together (noun.tops) |
| derivation | : | relation, relative, |
| definition | : | a person related by blood or marriage (noun.person) |
6. (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption (noun.linkdef)
| derivation | : | relation, |
| definition | : | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together (noun.tops) |
| derivation | : | relation, relative, |
| definition | : | a person related by blood or marriage (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | family, kin, kinsperson, |
| definition | : | a person having kinship with another or others (noun.person) |
7. a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection) (noun.state)
| derivation | : | relation, |
| definition | : | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together (noun.tops) |
| derivation | : | relation, relative, |
| definition | : | a person related by blood or marriage (noun.person) |
8. a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries (noun.state)
| derivation | : | relation, |
| definition | : | (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups (noun.act) |
9. 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) (noun.linkdef)
| derivation | : | relation, |
| definition | : | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together (noun.tops) |
| derivation | : | relation, relative, |
| definition | : | a person related by blood or marriage (noun.person) |
10. (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption (noun.linkdef)
| derivation | : | relation, |
| definition | : | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together (noun.tops) |
| derivation | : | relation, relative, |
| definition | : | a person related by blood or marriage (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | family, kin, kinsperson, |
| definition | : | a person having kinship with another or others (noun.person) |
11. a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection) (noun.state)
| derivation | : | relation, |
| definition | : | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together (noun.tops) |
| derivation | : | relation, relative, |
| definition | : | a person related by blood or marriage (noun.person) |
12. a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries (noun.state)
| derivation | : | relation, |
| definition | : | (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups (noun.act) |
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