liaison

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
  2. noun a channel for communication between groups

Etymology

Borrowed from French liaison (“binding”), from Latin ligātiō (stem ligātiōn-; whence the English doublet ligation), derived from ligō (“to bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

affair, affaire, intimacy, involvement, amour

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