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Definitions for Liaison
[1] the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
[2] a person who initiates and maintains such a contact or connection.
[3] an illicit sexual relationship.
[4] Cookery . the process of thickening sauces, soups, etc., as by the addition of eggs, cream, butter, or flour.
[5] Phonetics . a speech-sound redistribution, occurring especially in French, in which an otherwise silent final consonant is articulated as the initial sound of a following syllable that begins with a vowel or with a silent h, as the z- and n- sounds in Je suis un homme [zhuh swee zœ nawm ] /ʒə swi zœ ˈnɔm/ .
[6] communication and contact between groups or units
[7] (modifier) of or relating to liaison between groups or units a liaison officer
[8] a secretive or adulterous sexual relationship
[9] one who acts as an agent between parties; intermediary
[10] the relationship between military units necessary to ensure unity of purpose
[11] (in the phonology of several languages, esp French) the pronunciation of a normally silent consonant at the end of a word immediately before another word commencing with a vowel, in such a way that the consonant is taken over as the initial sound of the following word. Liaison is seen between French ils (il) and ont (ɔ̃ ), to give ils ont (il zɔ̃ )
[12] any thickening for soups, sauces, etc, such as egg yolks or cream
Words related to Liaison
communication, contact, intermediary, entanglement, encounter, interchange, hookup, connection, link, in, fixer, interface, romance, amour, interlude, intrigue, fling
Words nearby Liaison
liability engineering, liability insurance, liability limit, liable, liaise, liaison, liaison officer, liakoura, liana, liang, liang ch'i-ch'ao
Origin of Liaison
1640–50; < French, Old French < Latin ligātiōn- (stem of ligātiō ) a binding. See ligation
Word origin for Liaison
C17: via French from Old French, from lier to bind, from Latin ligāre
Synonyms for Liaison
communication, contact, intermediary, connection, fixer, hookup, in, interchange, interface, link