relation

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relation is part of the Basic English 850.

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Singular relation

Plural relations

1. A relation is the way two things are towards each other or in comparison with each other.

   This building looks too big in relation to the size of the houses on the street.

   There is a relation between eating good food and being healthy.

2. A relation is a person in the same family or in the same big family even if they don't live in the same house.

   I have an uncle, two aunts and three cousins but no other relations.

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