relationship
/rɪˈleɪ·ʃənˌʃɪp/ n [C]Definition
› the way in which things are connected or work together: Write an essay on the economic relationship between farming and transportation. › A relationship is the way two or more people are connected, or the way they behave toward each other: "What is your relationship to the soloist?" "She's my daughter." The two men have a good working relationship. › A relationship is also a close romantic friendship between two people.
(Definition of relationship n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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