| relation | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together |
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| relation | (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups |
| relation | the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman |
| relation | (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time |
| relation | an act of narration |
| relation | a person related by blood or marriage |
| relation | (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time |
| relation | (usually preceded by `with') relation of delimitation |
| relation | having a relation or being related |
| relation | an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous disease' or `a musical instrument') |
| relation | a database in which relations between information items are explicitly specified as accessible attributes |
| relation | a database management system designed to manage a relational database |