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relation

Noun

An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together (synset 100032220)
is a type of: abstract entity, abstraction - a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
subtypes:
- possession - anything owned or possessed
- social relation - a relation between living organisms (especially between people)
- position, spatial relation - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
- ownership - the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
- causality - the relation between causes and effects
- human relationship, relationship - 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)
- function - a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
- association - a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
- logical relation - a relation between propositions
- mathematical relation - a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)
- foundation - the basis on which something is grounded
- connectedness, connection, connexion - a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
- unconnectedness - the lack of a connection between things
- linguistic relation - a relation between linguistic forms or constituents
- component, component part, constituent, part, portion - something determined in relation to something that includes it
- affinity, kinship - a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
- family relationship, kinship, relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
- magnitude relation, quantitative relation - a relation between magnitudes
- control - a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
- business relation - a relation between different business enterprises
- reciprocality, reciprocity - a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
- interrelatedness, interrelation, interrelationship - mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness
- temporal relation - a relation involving time
- comparison - relation based on similarities and differences
- oppositeness, opposition - the relation between opposed entities
- change - a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event
Sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur (synset 100847184)
is a type of: sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse
subtypes:
- defloration - the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)
- ass, fuck, fucking, nookie, nooky, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, screw, screwing, shag, shtup - slang for sexual intercourse
- hank panky - illicit sexual intercourse
- penetration - the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman
- criminal congress, unlawful carnal knowledge - forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals
has: insemination - the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female

same as: carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, copulation, intercourse, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation
A person related by blood or marriage (synset 110255246)
"police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"

is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
subtypes:
- ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- cousin, cousin-german, first cousin, full cousin - the child of your aunt or uncle
- descendant, descendent - a person considered as descended from some ancestor
- in-law, relative-in-law - a relative by marriage
- blood relation, blood relative, cognate, sib - one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
- family, kin, kinsperson - a person having kinship with another or others
- enate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrilineal sib, matrisib - one related on the mother's side
- agnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrilineal sib, patrisib - one related on the father's side
- kinsman - a male relative
- kinswoman - a female relative
- kissing cousin, kissing kin - a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss
- next of kin - the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person
- issue, offspring, progeny - the immediate descendants of a person
- second cousin - a child of a first cousin of one's parent
- sib, sibling - a person's brother or sister
- better half, married person, mate, partner, spouse - a person's partner in marriage
belongs to: clan, kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribe - group of people related by blood or marriage

same as: relative
An act of narration (synset 107237483)
"he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"

is a type of: narration, recital, yarn - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

same as: recounting, telling
(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time (synset 105966295)
"his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed"

referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority

is a type of: judicial doctrine, judicial principle, legal principle - (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence

same as: relation back
(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups (synset 100041700)
"international relations"

domain usage: plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

is a type of: dealings, traffic - social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')

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