Definitions for Liaison
liˈeɪ zən, ˌli eɪˈzɔ̃; ˈli əˌzɒn or, often, ˈleɪ ə-; ʒə swi zœ ˈnɔmli·ai·son

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement, amournoun

   a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

2. liaison, link, contact, inter-group communicationnoun

   a channel for communication between groups

   "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. liaisonnoun

   Specifically: A process of communication between parts of an organization or between two organizations acting together for a common purpose.

2. liaisonnoun

   Hence: A person whose function it is to maintain such communication.

3. liaisonnoun

   (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.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. liaisonnoun

   Communication between two parties or groups.

2. liaisonnoun

   Co-operation, working together.

3. liaisonnoun

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

4. liaisonnoun

   A tryst, romantic meeting.

5. liaisonnoun

   An illicit sexual relationship or affair.

6. liaisonnoun

   A sandhi in which a normally silent final consonant is pronounced when the next word begins with a vowel.

7. Etymology: From liaison, from ligatio (stem ligation-) (English ligation), derived from ligo, from leygʰ-.

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1. liaison

   A liaison refers to a person or role that establishes and maintains communication or cooperation between two or more parties for mutual understanding and coordination. It can also refer to the act of forming such connections. In a broader term, liaison may also refer to a sexual or romantic relationship, often kept secret. The specific meaning typically depends on the context where it is used.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Liaisonnoun

   a union, or bond of union; an intimacy; especially, an illicit intimacy between a man and a woman

2. Etymology: [F., fr. L. ligatio, fr. ligare to bind. See Ligature, and cf. Ligation.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Liaison

   Liaison is the pronunciation of a latent word-final consonant immediately before a following vowel sound. Technically, it is a type of external sandhi, which is disrupted in pausa. In French, most written word-final consonants are no longer pronounced and are known as latent or mute. For example, the letter s in the word les, 'the', is generally silent, but it is pronounced in the combination les amis, 'the friends'. In certain syntactic environments, liaison is impossible; in others, it is obligatory; in others still, it is possible but not obligatory and its realization is subject to wide stylistic variation.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Liaison

   lē-ā-zong′, n. union, or bond of union: connection, esp. if illicit between the sexes: in French, the linking in pronunciation of a final consonant to the succeeding word, when that begins with a vowel. [Fr.—L. ligation-em—ligāre, to bind.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. liaison

   That contact or intercommunication maintained between elements of military forces or other agencies to ensure mutual understanding and unity of purpose and action.

Matched Categories

1. • Channel
   • Sexual Relationship

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Liaison' in Nouns Frequency: #2874

How to pronounce Liaison?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Liaison in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Liaison in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Liaison in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Liaison in a Sentence

1. Cheong Seong-Chang:

   If the United States can be more proactively flexible on that, it may draw other denuclearization steps on top of abolishing the Yongbyon facilities, and expedite talks on setting up a liaison office and replacing the armistice with a peace treaty.

2. Marc Polymeropoulos:

   A highly partisan new CIA chief would be seen with great suspicion in foreign capitals, thereby rendering our liaison partnerships close to impotent until the next administration, simply put, that puts America at great risk.

3. Mark Rowley:

   In London specifically, the Metropolitan Police Service has mobilised additional officers, who will carry out highly visible patrols at key locations around the capital including the transport network, we are in close liaison with the Belgium authorities and will continue to monitor the situation.

4. Emma Fiarweather:

   I got a call from a police family liaison officer, the message he passed on didn't even make sense. He said' Prince Philip would like to be remembered to you'.

5. Robert Nisbet:

   What gives the new despotism its peculiar effectiveness is indeed its liaison with humanitarianism, but beyond this fact its capacity for entering into the smallest details of human life.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Liaison
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Liaison
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Liaison
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Liaison
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Liaison
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Liaison
8. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf