Dictionary Check: relationship
"relationship" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
19
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Definition
noun
a relation between people; (‘relationship’ is often used where ‘relation’ would serve, as in ‘the relationship between inflation and unemployment’, but the preferred usage of ‘relationship’ is for human relations or states of relatedness)
Example:
"the relationship between mothers and their children"
noun
a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
Example:
"he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship"
noun
a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
noun
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
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