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
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noun
a person related by blood or marriage
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Examples
- police are searching for relatives of the deceased
- he has distant relations back in New Jersey
noun
an act of narration
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Examples
- he was the hero according to his own relation
- his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable
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(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
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relation back
Examples
- his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed
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(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
Examples
- international relations