[rɪˈleɪʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the way in which two or more people or things are connected; a thing's effect on or relevance to another
(e.g: questions about the relation between writing and reality)

- a person who is connected by blood or marriage; a relative
(e.g: he has no close relations)

- the action of telling a story


Phrases:
- in relation to

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin relatio(n-), from referre ‘bring back’ (see relate)