RELATION
Scrabble letter values: R1E1L1A1T1I1O1N1 = 8
Definition
- noun an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together.
- noun sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur. — synonyms: sexual_intercourse, intercourse, sex_act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual_congress, sexual_relation
- noun a person related by blood or marriage. — synonyms: relative
- noun an act of narration. — synonyms: telling, recounting
- noun (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time. — synonyms: relation_back
- noun (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups.
Examples
- “police are searching for relatives of the deceased”
- “he has distant relations back in New Jersey”
- “he was the hero according to his own relation”