relation
noun
[ rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the way in which two or more people or things are connected; a thing's effect on or relevance to another.
• "questions about the relation between writing and reality"
Similar:
connection,
relationship,
association,
link,
correlation,
correspondence,
parallel,
tie-in,
tie-up,
alliance,
bond,
interrelation,
interconnection,
interdependence of,
relevance,
applicability,
application,
reference,
pertinence,
bearing on,
regard,
• a person who is connected by blood or marriage; a relative.
• "he has no close relations"
Similar:
relative,
member of someone's/the family,
one's (own) flesh and blood,
next of kin,
family,
kin,
kith and kin,
kindred,
kinsman,
kinswoman,
• the action of telling a story.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin relatio(n- ), from referre ‘bring back’ (see relate).
