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relations

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for relations.

Editorial note

The meaning is in the relations between symbols in that person (or computer's) mind—mind-bogglingly complex, sure, but hardly non-serializable.

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Quick take

an album of cover versions by Kathryn Williams, released by CAW Records on 17 May 2004.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of relations gathered in one view.

N

an album of cover versions by Kathryn Williams, released by CAW Records on 17 May 2004.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for relations.

N

an album of cover versions by Kathryn Williams, released by CAW Records on 17 May 2004.

Example sentences

1

The meaning is in the relations between symbols in that person (or computer's) mind—mind-bogglingly complex, sure, but hardly non-serializable.

2

Its that sort of clickbaity, reductionist and divisive language that's turning gender relations in tech into such a warzone.

3

And spend some time reflecting about this should or should not affect our interpersonal relations.

4

Things like being able to treat relations as types, compound types and the like.

5

Not working for Microsoft, but generally big companies have a don't say anything policy except redirect the person querying something to public relations.

6

You're a public relations company displaying the inability to relate to the public.

7

For a while my company was mixing tech support/customer relations and engineers in the same 4-person office -- that doesn't work too well.

8

My grandpa was sent to labour camp merely for being a professor and having relations in Taiwan, he wasn't even very vocal about politics.

9

It seems callous to simply proclaim they should have built industry relations all their lives, and now there is nothing left to be done.

10

Human power applied not to labor, or industry, but to social relations.

11

Total garbage, and damaging to gender relations to boot.

12

> Lying (selectively and in moderation) is the foundation of having human relations with other people.

Quote examples

1

You either don't know the meaning of the word "irony" or you have some issues with cause→effect relations.

2

Plaintiff states claims for defamation, intentional infliction of severe emotional distress, and intentional interference with prospective economic relations." As of the most recent filings it looks like they were still fighting it out.

3

>"Leah Brajcich, who oversees sales at Gravity, fielded complaints from several customers who accused her boss of communist or socialist sympathies that would drive up their own employees’ wages and others who felt it was a public relations stunt."

4

OKCupid put up a big anti-Mozilla notice as a result of the appointment; I have a hard time describing that as "good relations." Unless you're willing to put forward some new insider information, it's really hard to believe that such noise was not a factor, if not THE factor, in the resignation.

Proper noun examples

1

Relations are tables, indexes, views, etc.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use relations in a sentence?

The meaning is in the relations between symbols in that person (or computer's) mind—mind-bogglingly complex, sure, but hardly non-serializable.

What does relations mean?

an album of cover versions by Kathryn Williams, released by CAW Records on 17 May 2004.

What part of speech is relations?

relations is commonly used as N.