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liaison

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchliaison(“binding”), fromLatinligātiō (stemligātiōn-; whence the Englishdoubletligation), derived fromligō(“I bind”), fromProto-Indo-European*leyǵ-(“to bind”).

Pronunciation

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(UK)IPA^(key): /liˈeɪˌzɒ̃/,/-ˌzɒn/,/-z(ə)n/,(nonstandard)/laɪˈeɪˌzɒn/,/-zən/
(US)IPA^(key): /liˈeɪˌzɑn/,/-ˌsɑn/,(nonstandard)/ˈlaɪ.ə.sən/
Audio(US): (file)
Rhymes:-eɪzɒn,-eɪzən
Hyphenation:li‧ai‧son

Noun

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liaison (countable anduncountable,pluralliaisons)

Examples (pronunciation of a normally silent consonant)
The pronunciation of the ⟨n⟩ in Frenchbon appétit

(cooking) Athickening forsauces, typically based onegg yolks.
- 1759, William Verral, “XV. Des perdreaux au celery blanc. Partridges with celery sauce white.”, inA Complete System of Cookery. […], London: Printed for the author, and sold by him; as also by Edward Verral bookseller, […]; and byJohn Rivington […],page92:
  […]prepare a liaison, or four or five yolks of eggs and some cream[…]
Communication between twoparties orgroups.
Cooperation, working together.
Arelayer ofinformation between two forces in anarmy or duringwar.
Any person whorelays information between twogroups ororganizations.
Synonyms:go-between,mediator
As a communityliaison, I work to make sure the general public knows about our organization's work.
Atryst; aromantic meeting.
(figuratively) Anillicitsexualrelationship oraffair.
- 2020 August 4, Richard Conniff, “They may look goofy, but ostriches are nobody’s fool”, inNational Geographic Magazine‎^[1]:
  ostriches in breeding season are relentlessly promiscuous, with both males and females seekingliaisons with multiple partners.
(phonology)Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs.
Hypernyms:sandhi,intrusion,linking
1. (phonology) Thepronunciation of a normally silent finalconsonant when the next word begins with avowel.

communication between two parties or groups—see alsolink

Bulgarian:връзка (bg) f(vrǎzka),свръзка (bg) f(svrǎzka)
Danish:forbindelsesofficer (da) c
Estonian:suhtlus,läbikäimine,lävimine,ühendus,ühendusepidamine
Finnish:yhteydenpito (fi),yhteys (fi)
French:liaison (fr) f
Greek:διασύνδεση (el) f(diasýndesi),συνεργασία (el) f(synergasía)
Italian:collegamento (it) m,testa di ponte f
Persian:رابطه (fa)(râbete),ارتباط (fa)(ertebât)
Portuguese:ligação (pt) f
Romanian:legătură (ro) f
Russian:связь (ru) f(svjazʹ)

co-operation, working together

Azerbaijani:əməkdaşlıq (az)
Bulgarian:взаимодействие (bg) n(vzaimodejstvie)
Estonian:ühistöö,kaastöö,koostöö
Finnish:yhteistyö (fi)
French:liaison (fr) f
German:Zusammenarbeit (de) f,Verbindung (de) f
Greek:συνεργασία (el) f(synergasía)
Persian:رابطه (fa)(râbete)
Portuguese:cooperação (pt)
Russian:взаимоде́йствие (ru) n(vzaimodéjstvije)

a relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war

Bulgarian:свързочник (bg) m(svǎrzočnik)
Estonian:sidepidaja,sideisik,sideväelane,sidetöötaja
Finnish:yhteyshenkilö
French:liaison (fr) f
Greek:μεσολαβητής (el) m(mesolavitís)
Italian:collegamento (it) m
Persian:رابط (fa)(râbet)
Russian:связно́й (ru) m(svjaznój)

a tryst, romantic meeting

an illicit sexual relationship or affair

linguistics: a sandhi

Arabic:وَصْل (ar) m(waṣl)
Chinese:
Mandarin:聯誦 /联诵 (zh)(liánsòng)
Finnish:sidonta (fi)
French:liaison (fr) f
German:Liaison (de) f,Bindung (de) f,Mitbindung f
Greek:υφέν (el) n(yfén)
Japanese:リエゾン(riezon)
Korean:리에종(riejong)
Russian:льезо́н m(lʹjezón)

any person who relays information between two groups or organizations—seecoordinator,‎collaborator,‎relayer,‎communicator,‎broker,‎middleman,‎intermediary,‎contact

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