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Friday, 5 October 2012

Definition Of Relationships

re·la·tion·ship  
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.
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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