relationship

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English relation Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English relationship From relation + -ship.

1. Connection or association; the condition of being related.

   “But some discussion of the complex relationship between “allohistory” and sf is appropriate here, as the genres overlap in certain ways. Classical allohistory— such as Trevelyan's "What if Napoleon had won the Battle of Waterloo?" and Churchill's "If Lee had not won the Battle of Gettysburg" —is a rigorously consistent thought-experiment in historical causality.”

   ““The United States government maintains relationships with unofficial partners around the world, and Taiwan is no exception. Our two democracies share common values of individual freedom, the rule of law, and a respect for human dignity. Today’s statement recognizes that the US-Taiwan relationship need not, and should not, be shackled by self-imposed restrictions of our permanent bureaucracy,” Pompeo wrote.”

2. The links between the x-values and y-values of ordered pairs of numbers especially coordinates.

   “Policing the relationship between government and business in a free society is difficult. Businesspeople have every right to lobby governments, and civil servants to take jobs in the private sector.”

3. Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.
4. A romantic or sexual involvement.

   “They have been in a relationship for ten years, but have never married.”

   “I'm not advocating sexual promiscuity but I think it's possible for a woman to have many kinds of sexual relationships with many men and that shouldn't affect the status of the marriage.”

5. A way in which two or more people behave and are involved with each other.

   “Near-synonym: footing”

   “I have a good working relationship with my boss.”

6. The level or degree of affinity between keys, chords and tones.