liaison
Meaning
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- Communication between two parties or groups.
- Cooperation, working together.
- A relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war.
- Any person who relays information between two groups or organizations.
- A tryst; a romantic meeting.
- An illicit sexual relationship or affair.
- Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs.
- Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs.
Synonyms
affaire
inter-group communication
illicit intercourse
amorous affair
spiritual guide
transport connection
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/li.ˈeɪ.ˌzɒ̃/
Etymology
Borrowed from French liaison (“binding”), from Latin ligātiō (stem ligation-) (English ligation), derived from ligō (“I bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”). Doublet of ligation.
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