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liaison

liˊaiˊson′

(lē̍ˊā̍ˊzôN′)

,

Noun.

[F., fr. L.

ligatio

, fr.

ligare

to bind. See

, and cf.

.]

1.

A union, or bond of union; an intimacy; an interrelationship.

2.

Specifically,

An illicit sexual relation between a man and a woman; a sexual afffair.