li·ai·son
(l
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n
, l
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KEY
NOUN:
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- An instance or a means of communication between different groups or units of an organization, especially in the armed forces.
- One that maintains communication:
served as the President's liaison with Congress.
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- A close relationship, connection, or link.
- An adulterous relationship; an affair.
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Linguistics
Pronunciation of the usually silent final consonant of a word when followed by a word beginning with a vowel, especially in French.
ETYMOLOGY:
French, from Old French, from Latin
ligti
, ligtin-, from
ligtus, past participle of
ligre,
to bind ; see
ligate
