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LIAISON

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Dictionary entry overview: What does liaison mean?

• LIAISON (noun)
The noun LIAISON has 2 senses:

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

Familiarity information: LIAISON used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LIAISON (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

amour; affaire; liaison; affair; intimacy; involvement

Hypernyms ("liaison" is a kind of...):

sexual relationship (a relationship involving sexual intimacy)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A channel for communication between groups

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

inter-group communication; liaison; contact; link

Context example:

he provided a liaison with the guerrillas

Hypernyms ("liaison" is a kind of...):

channel; communication channel; line ((often plural) a means of communication or access)

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