1 | noun | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together 2 | noun | the act of sexual intercourse 3 | noun | a person related by blood or marriage 4 | noun | an act of narration 5 | noun | (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time 6 | noun | (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups (6 meanings)

reel'eyshuhn (IPA: rilˈeɪʃən)

re-la-tion (8 letters | 3 syllables)

1390 (Late Middle ages) (635 years ago)

Latin

written: 3280th most common (1 in 33333 words) ( > 99% noun)

spoken: 3663rd most common (1 in 125000 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

relations

relative | recounting | telling | relation back

affinity | association | business relation | causality | change | comparison | component | component part | connectedness | connection | connexion | constituent | control | family relationship | foundation | ... (total: 95)

abstract entity | abstraction | sex | sex activity | sexual activity | sexual practice | individual | mortal | person | somebody | someone | soul | narration | recital | yarn | ... (total: 20)

abbreviation | abdication | aberration | abomination | abrogation | acceleration | acclimation | accommodation | accreditation | accumulation | accusation | acidification | activation | adaptation | adjudication | ... (total: 671) (based on typical American pronunciation)

reflation

oriental

academic relation | anaphoric relation | attorney-client relation | bank-depositor relation | conditional relation | confidential adviser-advisee relation | conservator-ward relation | director-stockholder relation | doctor-patient relation | executor-heir relation | ... (total: 30)

Relation (US population: 160 people, white: 98%)

relation.com | relation.net | relation.org | relation.info | relation.biz (total: 5)

Blood | Kinsman | Link | Tie (total: 4) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

8 (International English) | 8 (North American English)