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But the first differentiation of its reflection in the manifested World is purely Spiritual, and the Beings generated in it are not endowed with a consciousness that has any relation to the one we conceive of.
Helena Blavatsky

Meaning of "relation" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RELATION

From Latin relātiō a narration, a relation (between philosophical concepts).
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PRONUNCIATION OF RELATION

relation  [rɪˈleɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RELATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Relation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RELATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of relation in the English dictionary

The first definition of relation in the dictionary is the state or condition of being related or the manner in which things are related. Other definition of relation is connection by blood or marriage; kinship. Relation is also a person who is connected by blood or marriage; relative; kinsman.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RELATION


calculation
ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən
cancellation
ˌkænsɪˈleɪʃən
circulation
ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪʃən
compilation
ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən
correlation
ˌkɒrɪˈleɪʃən
formulation
ˌfɔːmjʊˈleɪʃən
installation
ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən
insulation
ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən
isolation
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən
legislation
ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən
manipulation
məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃən
musculation
ˌmʌskjʊˈleɪʃən
mutilation
ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃən
population
ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən
regulation
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən
simulation
ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən
stimulation
ˌstɪmjʊˈleɪʃən
translation
trænsˈleɪʃən
ventilation
ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən
violation
ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RELATION

relater
relational
relationally
relationism
relationist
relationless
relations
relationship
relationship marketing
relatival
relative
relative aperture
relative atomic mass
relative biological effectiveness
relative clause
relative conjunction
relative density
relative frequency
relative humidity
relative major

WORDS THAT END LIKE RELATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of relation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RELATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «relation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of relation

Translation of «relation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RELATION

Find out the translation of relation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of relation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «relation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

关系
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

parentesco
570 millions of speakers

English

relation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संबंध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عَلاقَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отношение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

relação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্পর্ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

relation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hubungannya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verbindung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

関係
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

관계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hubungan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự liên quan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உறவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संबंध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ilişki
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

relazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stosunek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стосунок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

legătură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σχέση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verhouding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

relation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

relasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of relation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RELATION»

The term «relation» is very widely used and occupies the 4.472 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RELATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «relation» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «relation» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about relation

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10 QUOTES WITH «RELATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word relation.
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Ferdinand Christian Baur
It was my study of the two Corinthian letters that first caused me to concentrate my attention more directly on the relation of the apostle Paul to the older apostles.
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Ken Blanchard
The productivity of a work group seems to depend on how the group members see their own goals in relation to the goals of the organization.
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Helena Blavatsky
But the first differentiation of its reflection in the manifested World is purely Spiritual, and the Beings generated in it are not endowed with a consciousness that has any relation to the one we conceive of.
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Judith Butler
I don't think we have to have a personal relation to a life lost to understand that something terrible has taken place, especially in the context of war.
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Samuel Butler
A physician's physiology has much the same relation to his power of healing as a cleric's divinity has to his power of influencing conduct.
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Colin Camerer
Charles Darwin and I and you broke off from the family tree from chimpanzees about five million years ago. They're still our closest genetic kin. We share 98.8 percent of the genes. We share more genes with them than zebras do with horses. And we're also their closest cousin. They have more genetic relation to us than to gorillas.
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Paul Cezanne
Shadow is a colour as light is, but less brilliant; light and shadow are only the relation of two tones.
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Baron d'Holbach
Religion unites man with God, or forms a communication between them; yet do they not say, 'God is infinite?' If God be infinite, no finite being can have communication or relation with him.
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Evan Davis
It is no wonder that bank capital is regulated. When borrowing and lending is profitable, it is tempting for banks to scale up their operations and to borrow and lend too much in relation to their capital, in effect reducing the effectiveness of the potential capital cushion.
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Humphry Davy
In the present state of our knowledge, it would be useless to attempt to speculate on the remote cause of the electrical energy... its relation to chemical affinity is, however, sufficiently evident. May it not be identical with it, and an essential property of matter?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RELATION»

Discover the use of relation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to relation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious
Freud argues that the "joke-work" is intimately related to the "dream-work" which he had analyzed in detail in his Interpretation of Dreams, and that jokes (like all forms of humor) attest to the fundamental orderliness of the human mind.
Sigmund Freud, James Strachey, 1989
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Poetics of Relation
Édouard Glissant, long recognized in the French and francophone world as one of the greatest writers and thinkers of our times, is increasingly attracting attention from English-speaking readers.
Édouard Glissant, 1997
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Mourt's Relation: A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth
Presents an account, first published in 1622, of the Pilgrim's journey to the new world.
Dwight B. Heath, 1986
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The Aesthetic Relation
His discussion is rich in detailed examples drawn from all of the arts. The Aesthetic Relation is a companion volume to The Work of Art: Immanence and Transcendence, published by Cornell in 1997.
Gérard Genette, 1999
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No Education Without Relation
This book is a collective statement about a new approach to education - the pedagogy of relation.
Charles Wayne Bingham, Alexander M. Sidorkin, 2004
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Language and Relation: -- that There is Language
Most immediately, this is everything of language that exceeds the order of signification, together with the subject’s engagement with this “excess” that is the (non)ground of history and the material site of all relationality, ...
Christopher Fynsk, 1996
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Jokes and Their Relation to Society
A comparative and historical study of jokes and other forms of humor, addressing topics such as: local, regional, and ethnic jokes about stupidity; the Protestant ethic and the comic spirit of capitalism; ethnic jokes about alcohol--a study ...
Christie Davies, 1998
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Free Speech and Its Relation to Self-Government
Meiklejohn in his own way writes a prose as piercing as Holmes, and as a foremost American philosopher, the reach of his culture is as great...this is the most dangerous assault which the Holmes position has ever borne.
Alexander Meiklejohn, 1948
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Of Minimal Things: Studies on the Notion of Relation
This book explores and reassesses the philosophical notion of relation.
Rodolphe Gasché, 1999
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Relation Algebras by Games
Part 6 contains a condensed summary of the book, and a list of problems. There are more than 400 exercises. P The book is generally self-contained on relation algebras and on games, and introductory text is scattered throughout.
Robin Hirsch, Ian Hodkinson, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RELATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term relation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Art-In-Relation Brings Biblical Story of Joseph to Life in Historic …
LONG BEACH, Calif., July 24, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The magnificent musical "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" is playing at the ... «Send2Press Newswire, Jul 15»
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Two charged in relation to Calgary break-and-enters
Two individuals have been charged by Calgary Police in relation to a number of break-and-enters and car prowlings in the city. Clayton Ronal Holmes, 26, and ... «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
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PAMM's "Poetics of Relation" Probes the Immigrant Experience
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) presents its exhibition "Poetics of Relation" as an intellectual and artistic engagement with the city's search for identity. «Miami New Times, Jul 15»
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Fiona Doyle's mother arrested in relation to abuse investigation
Breda O'Brien, in her late 60s, was arrested in relation to an ongoing investigation into historical abuse, under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act. Historical ... «thejournal.ie, Jun 15»
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Man arrested in relation to act of vandalism at Regional Police …
A 30 year old Meaford, man has been arrested in relation to an act of vandalism at the Regional Police Service's North Division. Public Affairs Coordinator, Olaf ... «570 News, Jun 15»
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Babies Can Think about Abstract Relations Before They Can Speak
Scientists have found that 7-month-old infants can understand the simplest and most basic abstract relation-that of sameness and difference between things. «Science World Report, May 15»
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Moncton man arrested in relation to drive-by shooting
A Moncton man has been arrested in relation to a drive-by shooting that occurred last week. RCMP say 32-year-old Shawn Fredericks was arrested on ... «CTV News, May 15»
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Police seek man in relation to burglary
A police spokeswoman said a warrant was out for his arrest in relation to a burglary. Anyone who had seen Jones or knew of his whereabouts was asked to call ... «SundayNews.co.nz, May 15»
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Two due in court charged in relation to armed robbery
Two men are due in court this morning, charged in relation to a robbery in Dublin on Monday. The men, both in their 40s, were arrested after an armed robbery at ... «Irish Examiner, May 15»
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Police again seeking woman in relation to April homicide
Calgary Police are again asking for the public to help them locate a young woman who may have information in relation to an April homicide. Three weeks ago ... «Calgary Herald, May 15»

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