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| liaison | liaison \li`ai`son"\ (l[-e]`[asl]`z[^o]N"), n. [F., fr. L. ligatio, fr. ligare to bind. See {Ligature}, and cf. {Ligation}.] 1. A union, or bond of union; an intimacy; an interrelationship. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, An illicit sexual relation between a man and a woman; a sexual afffair. [1913 Webster] 3. Specifically: A process of communication between parts of an organization or between two organizations acting together for a common purpose. [PJC] 4. Hence: A person whose function it is to maintain such communication. [PJC] 5. (Phonetics) A pronunciation of a consonant sound that would be otherwise silent, such as the final consonant of certain French words, when the following word begins with a vowel sound. [PJC] |
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