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liaison

liˊaiˊson′

(lē̍ˊā̍ˊzôN′)
,
Noun.
[F., fr. L.
ligatio
, fr.
ligare
to bind. See
Ligature
, and cf.
Ligation
.]
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.

Definition 2024


Liaison

Liaison

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German

Noun

Liaison f (genitive Liaison, plural Liaisons)

  1. (linguistics or tryst or illicit sexual affair) liaison

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liaison

liaison

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English

Noun

liaison (plural liaisons)

  1. Communication between two parties or groups.
  2. Co-operation, working together.
  3. A relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war.
  4. A tryst, romantic meeting.
  5. (figuratively) An illicit sexual relationship or affair.
  6. (linguistics) The phonological fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs, for example intrusion, consonant-vowel linking, etc. In the context of some languages, such as French, liaison can refer specifically to a normally silent final consonant, being pronounced when the next word begins with a vowel, and can often also include the intrusion of a "t" in certain fixed chunks of language such as the question form "pense-t-il".

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Translations

Verb

liaison (third-person singular simple present liaisons, present participle liaisoning, simple past and past participle liaisoned)

  1. (proscribed) To liaise.

French

Etymology

From Latin ligātiō, (stem ligātiōn-), derived from ligāre "to bind".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ljɛzɔ̃/

Noun

liaison f (plural liaisons)

  1. link, bond
  2. friendship
  3. liaison (romantic encounter)
  4. liaison (communication)
  5. (linguistics) liaison (phonological phenomenon)
  6. (chemistry) bond

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