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If you talk about the r_______ of one thing to another, you are talking about the ways in which they are connected.If you talk about the relation of one thing to another, you are talking about the ways in which they are connected.
It is a question of the relation of ethics to economics.
...the relation between power and knowledge.
This theory bears no relation to reality.
word relation
full-definition
noun
Relations between people, groups, or countries are contacts between them and the way in which they behave towards each other.
Greece has established full diplomatic relations with Israel.
Relations between the two men became strained.
The company has a track record of good employee relations.
If you talk about the relation of one thing to another, you are talking about the ways in which they are connected.
It is a question of the relation of ethics to economics.
...the relation between power and knowledge.
This theory bears no relation to reality.
Your relations are the members of your family.
...visits to friends and relations.
Jansher, another Khan from Peshawar, though no relation, dominated squash in the Nineties.
inflections relations
cefr-level B1

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