relationship
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Britannica Dictionary definition of RELATIONSHIP
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the way in which two or more people, groups, countries, etc., talk to, behave toward, and deal with each other
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The relationship between the two countries has improved.
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She has a close relationship with her sister.
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We have a good working relationship. [=we work well together]
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I have a love-hate relationship with my ex. [=I have strong feelings of both love and hatred for my ex]
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a romantic or sexual friendship between two people
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She has had many bad relationships.
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I am not in a relationship right now.
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the way in which two or more people or things are connected
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the relationship between mental and physical health
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the doctor-patient relationship
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“What is your relationship to the witness?” “He is my father/friend/boss.”
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Her earlier paintings bear little relationship to her later work. [=her earlier paintings are very different from her later work; her earlier paintings are not obviously connected to her later work]
