1. the way in which two or more things are connected or associated
2. a person who is connected to another by blood or marriage; a relative
3. the telling or recounting of something
Usage: formal

Examples

• The relation between exercise and health is well documented.
• She studied the relation between temperature and plant growth.
• My cousin is a close relation of mine.
• Several relations attended the family reunion.
• He gave a detailed relation of the events that occurred.
• The witness provided her relation of what she saw.
• There’s no relation between these two incidents.