Liaison
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- Pronunciation: \ˈlē-ə-ˌzän, lē-ˈā-, ÷ˈlā-ə-\
- Function: noun
Origins
- Etymology: French, from Middle French, from lier, from Old French
- Date: circa 1648
Definitions
- 1 : a binding or thickening agent used in cooking
- 2 a : a close bond or connection : interrelationship
- b : an illicit sexual relationship : affair 3a
- 3 a : communication for establishing and maintaining mutual understanding and cooperation (as between parts of an armed force)
- b : one that establishes and maintains liaison
- 4 : the pronunciation of an otherwise absent consonant sound at the end of the first of two consecutive words the second of which begins with a vowel sound and follows without pause
