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relation

/ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/noun3 syllables

Relation means: sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur.

Synonyms for relation25

noun, as in sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur

sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, sexual relation, carnal knowledge

noun, as in an act of narration

telling, recounting

noun, as in a person related by blood or marriage

relative

noun, as in (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time

relation back

also used for relation

connection, link, relationship, tell, member of one's family, association, bearing, concern, pertinence, reference, relevance, correspondence

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What does relation mean?6

noun

1

sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur

2

an act of narration“he was the hero according to his own relation”

3

a person related by blood or marriage“police are searching for relatives of the deceased”

4

(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”

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”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with relation?60

two syllables

stationnation
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All 60 rhymes for relation, grouped by syllable

Relation in a sentence

  • Wages vary in relation to the age of the worker.Duck
  • It is important that we make plans in relation to anticipated changes.Stalwartlover
  • The murder case may bear a relation to his sudden death.marcelostockle
  • I had a lot to say in relation to that affair.unknown
  • There may be other factors that intervene in the relation between these two constants.unknown
  • Please state your opinion with relation to this project.unknown
  • I am in the dark about the relation between them.unknown
  • What did you say in relation to what happened yesterday?unknown

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Forms of relation

as a noun

plural
relations