liaison
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li·ai·son
(lē'ā-zŏn', lē-ā'-) 
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n.
- An instance or a means of communication between different groups or units of an organization, especially in the armed forces.
- One that maintains communication: served as the President's liaison with Congress.
- A close relationship, connection, or link.
- An adulterous relationship; an affair.
- Linguistics. Pronunciation of the usually silent final consonant of a word when followed by a word beginning with a vowel, especially in French.
[French, from Old French, from Latin ligātiō, ligātiōn-, from ligātus, past participle of ligāre, to bind. See ligate.]
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liaison
[lee-ay-ZON; lee-AY-zon] In cooking, a liaison is a thickening agent for soups, sauces and other mixtures. beurre manié, roux, egg yolks or starches such as flour, cornstarch and arrowroot are among those agents used for thickening. A liaison is sometimes also referred to as a binder.
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(DOD) That contact or intercommunication maintained between elements of military forces or other agencies to ensure mutual understanding and unity of purpose and action.
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categories related to 'liaison'
- Phonetics - liaison: linking of words, esp. in French, in which otherwise silent final consonant is pronounced as initial sound of following word that begins with vowel
- Flirtation, Dating, and Courting - liaison: sexual encounter or affair
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Liaison
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Look up liaison in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Liaison in general means:
- Communication between two or more groups.
- Co-operation, working together.
but may refer to:
- Affair, an unfaithful or adulterous sexual relationship
- Air Alliance, a Canadian Summit airline whose call sign was "Liaison'
- Collaboration, people working together
- Liaison aircraft, a small aircraft used by military forces
- Liaison Committee, a topical committee of the British House of Commons
- Liaison Committee (House of Lords), a select committee of the United Kingdom's House of Lords
- Liaison Committee on Medical Education
- Liaison (French), the pronunciation of a word-final consonant due to a following vowel sound in French
- Liaison job, a job that links two or more specialties
- Liaison (kitchen), a mix of 3 parts yolk and 1 part cream used by soups
- Liaison officer, a military officer who coordinates different forces or national units usually at staff level
- Liaison pilot, a World War II pilot who flew liaison aircraft
- Liaison psychiatry, psychiatry that specialises in the interface between medicine and psychiatry
- "Liaisons" (Desperate Housewives), an episode of the American drama series Desperate Housewives
- Liaisons (song), a song from the 1973 musical "A Little Night Music" by Stephen Sondheim
- "Liaisons" (Star Trek: The Next Generation), an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Liaison
Dansk (Danish)
n. - forhold, løs forbindelse, jævning, kontaktmand, kontakt, samarbejde
Nederlands (Dutch)
verhouding, heimelijke seksuele verhouding, (ver)binding, contact, contact tussen militaire eenheden
Français (French)
n. - liaison, (Phon) liaison
Deutsch (German)
n. - Verbindung, Liaison, Zusammenarbeit, Verhältnis
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στρατ.) σύνδεσμος
Italiano (Italian)
rapporto, nesso
Português (Portuguese)
n. - ligação (f), relação (f) amorosa
Русский (Russian)
общаться, связь взаимодействия, тесная связь, фонетическая связь
Español (Spanish)
n. - relaciones amorosas, conexión, enlace, coordinación
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fritt förhållande, kärleksförbindelse, liaison, (mil.) samband, bindning, (kok.) redning
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
联络, 私通, 联系, 连音
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 聯絡, 私通, 聯繫, 連音
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 연락 , 접촉, 간통, 연성
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 連絡, 密通, 私通, つなぎ
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) صله وثيقه, علاقه متبادله, علاقه غراميه عابرة أو قصيرة الأجل, إرتباط أو إتصال متبادل
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - קשר (בין יחידות צבא), קישור, תיווך, יחסי מין חשאיים, עיצור המבוטא לפני מילה המתחילה בתנועה
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