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liaison.

A thickening for sauces, typically based on egg yolks.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/liˈeɪˌzɒ̃/UK/-ˌzɒn/UK/-z(ə)n/UK/laɪˈeɪˌzɒn/UK, nonstandard
  1. A thickening for sauces, typically based on egg yolks.

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  2. Communication between two parties or groups.

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  3. Cooperation, working together.

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

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  5. Any person who relays information between two groups or organizations.

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    As a community liaison, I work to make sure the general public knows about our organization's work.
  6. A tryst; a romantic meeting.

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  7. An illicit sexual relationship or affair.

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  8. Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs.

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  9. Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs. The pronunciation of a normally silent final consonant when the next word begins with a vowel.

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  10. A noncompetitive section in a rally that takes place on public roads, during which competitors have to abide by all relevant traffic laws.

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Where this word comes from

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”).

verb/liˈeɪˌzɒ̃/UK/-ˌzɒn/UK/-z(ə)n/UK/laɪˈeɪˌzɒn/UK, nonstandard
  1. Synonym of liaise.

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Where this word comes from

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”).

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