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NOUN:
  1. A logical or natural association between two or more things; relevance of one to another; connection: the relation between smoking and heart disease.
  2. The connection of people by blood or marriage; kinship.
  3. A person connected to another by blood or marriage; a relative.
  4. The way in which one person or thing is connected with another: the relation of parent to child.
  5. relations
    1. The mutual dealings or connections of persons, groups, or nations in social, business, or diplomatic matters: international relations.
    2. Sexual intercourse.
  6. Reference; regard: in relation to your inquiry.
    1. The act of telling or narrating.
    2. A narrative; an account.
  8. Law The principle whereby an act done at a later date is considered to have been done on a prior date.



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