slovo | definícia |
liaison (mass) | liaison
- spolupráca, vzťah |
liaison (encz) | liaison,prostředník n: Zdeněk Brož |
liaison (encz) | liaison,spolupráce n: Zdeněk Brož |
liaison (encz) | liaison,vztah n: Zdeněk Brož |
liaison (gcide) | liaison \li`ai`son"\ (l[-e]`[asl]`z[^o]N"), n. [F., fr. L.
ligatio, fr. ligare to bind. See Ligature, and cf.
Ligation.]
1. A union, or bond of union; an intimacy; an
interrelationship.
[1913 Webster]
2. Specifically, An illicit sexual relation between a man and
a woman; a sexual afffair.
[1913 Webster]
3. Specifically: A process of communication between parts of
an organization or between two organizations acting
together for a common purpose.
[PJC]
4. Hence: A person whose function it is to maintain such
communication.
[PJC]
5. (Phonetics) A pronunciation of a consonant sound that
would be otherwise silent, such as the final consonant of
certain French words, when the following word begins with
a vowel sound.
[PJC] Liane |
liaison (wn) | liaison
n 1: a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship [syn:
affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement,
amour]
2: a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a
liaison with the guerrillas" [syn: liaison, link,
contact, inter-group communication] |
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