relation
/rɪ'leɪʃən/
noun
8 letters3 syllables8 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
NOUN
1
(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time.
“his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed”
2
Sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur.
3
A person related by blood or marriage.
“he has distant relations back in New Jersey”
4
An act of narration.
“he was the hero according to his own relation”
5
An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together.
6
(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups.
“international relations”
WORD FORMS
Related formrelationship
Related formrelate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinelationray
Starts & ends withR … N
Syllablesre · la · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED15
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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