n.
1. The condition or fact of being related; connection or association.
2. Connection by blood or marriage; kinship.
3. A particular type of connection existing between people related to or having dealings with each other: has a close relationship with his siblings.
4. A romantic or sexual involvement.
relationship [rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp]n
1. the state of being connected or related
2. association by blood or marriage; kinship
3. the mutual dealings, connections, or feelings that exist between two parties, countries, people, etc. a business relationship
4. an emotional or sexual affair or liaison
5. (Mathematics) Logic Maths another name for relation
affinity
the condition of close relationship. Cf. consanguinity. See also marriage.
agnate
a relation through descent on the male side. Cf. cognate. — agnate, agnatic, adj.
agnation
relationship through male descent. Cf. cognation.
amity
friendship or harmony between individuals or groups. Also called comity.
cognate
a relation through descent on the female side. Cf. agnate. — cognate, — cognatic, adj.
cognation
relationship through female descent. Cf. agnation. — cognate, adj.
comity
amity.
congener
a thing or person of the same kind as another.
consanguinity
blood relationship. Cf. affinity.
cousinry
cousins collectively or as a group or class.
enation
the maternal relationship.
epigone
an heir, descendant, or successor, frequently an inferior successor.
filiation
1. the f act or condition of being a son or daughter.
2. the relation of child to parent, especially father.
2. the relation of child to parent, especially father.
kinship
family relationship or other close tie or relationship.
lineage
line of descent from an ancestor or ancestors; family or ancestry.
matriliny
descent through the female line, as in ancestry, inheritance, etc. — matrilineal, matrilinear, adj.
patriliny
relationship or descent through the male line, as in ancestry, inheritance, etc. — patrilineal, patrilinear, adj.
synomosy
Ancient Greece. fellowship or brotherhood bound by solemn oath.
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