Borrowed fromFrench liaison ( “ binding ” ) , fromLatin ligātiō ligātiōn- ; whence the Englishdoublet ligation ligō ( “ I bind ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *leyǵ- ( “ to bind ” ) .
( UK ) IPA (key ) : /liˈeɪˌzɒ̃/ ,/-ˌzɒn/ ,/-z(ə)n/ ,( nonstandard ) /laɪˈeɪˌzɒn/ ,/-zən/ ( US ) IPA (key ) : /liˈeɪˌzɑn/ ,/-ˌsɑn/ ,( nonstandard ) /ˈlaɪ.ə.sən/ Rhymes:-eɪzɒn -eɪzən Hyphenation:li‧ai‧son liaison (countable anduncountable plural liaisons
Examples (pronunciation of a normally silent consonant) The pronunciation of the ⟨n⟩ in Frenchbon appétit
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 ) illicit sexual relationship 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 ( phonology ) pronunciation of a normally silent finalconsonant when the next word begins with avowel .communication between two parties or groups
co-operation, working together
a relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war
a tryst, romantic meeting
an illicit sexual relationship or affair
Estonian:salasuhe armuseiklus Finnish:rakkaussuhde (fi) ,salasuhde (fi) French:liaison (fr) f German:Liaison (de) f Liebschaft (de) f (außereheliche )Affäre f außereheliches Verhältnis n Greek:ερωτοδουλειά (el) f ( erotodouleiá ) Russian:рома́н (ru) m ( román ) ,любовное похожде́ние n ( ljubovnoje poxoždénije ) ,любо́вная интри́га f ( ljubóvnaja intríga ) ,любо́вная связь f ( ljubóvnaja svjazʹ ) ,( hanky-panky ) шу́ры-му́ры (ru) f pl ( šúry-múry ) ,ша́шни (ru) m pl ( šášni ) ,аму́ры (ru) m pl ( amúry ) Spanish:aventura (es) f
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liaison (third-person singular simple present liaisons present participle liaisoning simple past and past participle liaisoned
( proscribed ) liaise .Inherited fromOld French Late Latin ligātiōnem Latin ligō ( “ bind ” ) , or formed fromlier -aison Old Occitan liazó, liazon
IPA (key ) : /ljɛ.zɔ̃/ ~/lje.zɔ̃/ liaison f plural liaisons
link ,bond friendship liaison ( romantic encounter ) liaison ( communication ) ( linguistics ) liaison ( phonological phenomenon ) ( chemistry ) bond 
