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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  liaison \li`ai`son"\ (l[-e]`[asl]`z[^o]N"), n. [F., fr. L.
     ligatio, fr. ligare to bind. See Ligature, and cf.
     Ligation.]
     1. A union, or bond of union; an intimacy; an
        interrelationship.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Specifically, An illicit sexual relation between a man and
        a woman; a sexual afffair.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Specifically: A process of communication between parts of
        an organization or between two organizations acting
        together for a common purpose.
        [PJC]
  
     4. Hence: A person whose function it is to maintain such
        communication.
        [PJC]
  
     5. (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.
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Liaison \Li`ai`son"\ (l[-e]`[asl]`z[^o]N"), n. [F., fr. L.
     ligatio, fr. ligare to bind. See Ligature, and cf.
     Ligation.]
     A union, or bond of union; an intimacy; especially, an
     illicit intimacy between a man and a woman.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  liaison
       n 1: a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship [syn: affair,
             affaire, intimacy, involvement, amour]
       2: a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a
          liaison with the guerrillas" [syn: link, contact, inter-group
          communication]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  liaison
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 η σύνδεση
     2 η σχέση
     3 (ετ γραμμ fr) ο σύνδεσμος
     4 ο δεσμός
     5 (ετ γλωσσ fr) η μέθοδος προφορικής σύνδεσης ενός τελικού σύμφωνο
  μιας λέξης με την επόμενη όταν αυτή αρχίζει από φωνήεν ή ένα h muet. Στο
  Διεθνές Φωνητικό Αλφάβητο παριστάνεται με το σύμβολο « ‿   »

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  liaison
     n.
     1 communication#Noun between two party#Noun or group#Nouns.
     2 cooperation#Noun, working together.
     3 A relayer#Noun of information between two forces in an army or
  during war#Noun.
     4 Any person who relay#Verbs information#Noun between two group#Nouns
  or organizations.
     5 A tryst#Noun; a romantic#Adjective meeting.
     6 (lb en figuratively) An illicit#Adjective sexual#Adjective
  relationship or affair#Noun.
     vb.
     (lb en proscribed) To liaise.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Liaison
     German n.
     1 f liaison (gloss: tryst or illicit sexual affair)
     2 f (lb de linguistics) liaison

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  liaison
     n.
     1 communication#Noun between two party#Noun or group#Nouns.
     2 cooperation#Noun, working together.
     3 A relayer#Noun of information between two forces in an army or
  during war#Noun.
     4 Any person who relay#Verbs information#Noun between two group#Nouns
  or organizations.
     5 A tryst#Noun; a romantic#Adjective meeting.
     6 (lb en figuratively) An illicit#Adjective sexual#Adjective
  relationship or affair#Noun.
     vb.
     (lb en proscribed) To liaise.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  liaison
     n.
     1 communication#Noun between two party#Noun or group#Nouns.
     2 cooperation#Noun, working together.
     3 A relayer#Noun of information between two forces in an army or
  during war#Noun.
     4 Any person who relay#Verbs information#Noun between two group#Nouns
  or organizations.
     5 A tryst#Noun; a romantic#Adjective meeting.
     6 (lb en figuratively) An illicit#Adjective sexual#Adjective
  relationship or affair#Noun.
     vb.
     (lb en proscribed) To liaise.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Liaison
     German n.
     1 f liaison (gloss: tryst or illicit sexual affair)
     2 f (lb de linguistics) liaison

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  liaison
     n.
     1 communication#Noun between two party#Noun or group#Nouns.
     2 cooperation#Noun, working together.
     3 A relayer#Noun of information between two forces in an army or
  during war#Noun.
     4 Any person who relay#Verbs information#Noun between two group#Nouns
  or organizations.
     5 A tryst#Noun; a romantic#Adjective meeting.
     6 (lb en figuratively) An illicit#Adjective sexual#Adjective
  relationship or affair#Noun.
     vb.
     (lb en proscribed) To liaise.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Liaison
     German n.
     1 f liaison (gloss: tryst or illicit sexual affair)
     2 f (lb de linguistics) liaison

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  liaison
     Ranska n.
     1 sidos, yhteys
     2 suhde
     3 yhteydenpito
     4 yhteyshenkilö
     5 (yhteys kielitiede k=fr) sidonta

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  liaison
     Franska n.
     1 förbindelse, samband, kontakt (mellan människa)
     2 kärleksförbindelse, kärleksförhållande, affär
     3 (tagg kemi språk=fr) bindning

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Liaison /lˈiːaɪzˌoːn/ 
  affair , love affair 
     Synonyms: Affäre, Verhältnis, Liebesverhältnis, Liebesaffäre, Liebschaft
  
   see: Affären, Liaisons, Liaisonen, Verhältnisse, Liebesverhältnisse, Liebesaffären, Liebschaften
  

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Liaison /li̯ɛˈzɔ̃ː/ 
  liaison 2.
  Kombination oder Verbindung von Partnern oder Gegenständen
   3.
  mit leicht negativer Bewertung: (anrüchiges) Liebesverhältnis
   4.
  Linguistik: besondere Art der Verbindung zwischen Wörtern, bei der ein Laut am Wortende hörbar wird, der normalerweise nicht gesprochen wird

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  Liaison /li̯ɛˈzɔ̃ː/ 
  ligue
  mit leicht negativer Bewertung: (anrüchiges) Liebesverhältnis

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  Liaison /li̯ɛˈzɔ̃ː/ 
  1. affär, förbindelse, förening
  Kombination oder Verbindung von Partnern oder Gegenständen
  2. affär, förbindelse
  mit leicht negativer Bewertung: (anrüchiges) Liebesverhältnis
  3. bindning, liaison
  Linguistik: besondere Art der Verbindung zwischen Wörtern, bei der ein Laut am Wortende hörbar wird, der normalerweise nicht gesprochen wird

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Liaison /liːˈeɪzɒn/
  الإتصال

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  liaison //-z(ə)n// //-zən// //-ˌsɑn// //-ˌzɒn// //laɪ.ˈeɪ.ˌzɒn// //li.ˈeɪ.ˌzɑn// //li.ˈeɪ.ˌzɒ̃// //ˈ laɪ.ə.sən// 
  1. свързочник
  a relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war
  2. взаимодействие
  co-operation, working together
  3. връзка, свръзка
  communication between two parties or groups

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  liaison /liːˈeɪzɒn/ 
  vztah

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  liaison /liːˈeɪzɒn/ 
  prostředník

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  liaison /liːˈeɪzɒn/ 
  spolupráce

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  liaison /liːˈeɪzɒn/
  Verbindung , Bindung 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  liaison /liːˈeɪzɒn/
  Verbindungsbeamter , Verbindungsmann  [ugs.]  [adm.]
           Note: zu einer anderen Behörde/zu einem anderen Land
        "immigration liaison officer"  - Verbindungsbeamter für Einwanderungsfragen
     Synonym: liaison officer
  
   see: liaison officers, liaisons
  
           Note: to another authority/another country

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  liaison /liːˈeɪzɒn/
  Verbindungsoffizier  [mil.] VO,  /vˈəʊ/
     Synonym: liaison officer
  
   see: liaison officers
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  liaison /liːˈeɪzɒn/
  Verbindungsperson , Kontaktperson 
     Synonym: contact person
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  liaison //-z(ə)n// //-zən// //-ˌsɑn// //-ˌzɒn// //laɪ.ˈeɪ.ˌzɒn// //li.ˈeɪ.ˌzɑn// //li.ˈeɪ.ˌzɒ̃// //ˈ laɪ.ə.sən// 
  1. yhteyshenkilö
  a relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war
  2. treffit
  a tryst, romantic meeting
  3. rakkaussuhde, salasuhde
  an illicit sexual relationship or affair
  4. yhteistyö
  co-operation, working together
  5. yhteydenpito, yhteys
  communication between two parties or groups
  6. sidonta
  linguistics: a sandhi

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  liaison /liːˈeɪzɒn/ 
  1. निकट सम्पर्क
        "A liaison officer."
  2. जार-सम्बन्ध
        "His liaison with his secretary has damaged his image as a clean officer."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  liaison /liːˈeɪzɒn/
  povezivanje virtualnim kanalom, spoj, veza, veza-ljubavna

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  liaison /liːˈeɪzɒn/
  1. habarás
  2. összeköttetés
  3. szerelmi viszony
  4. viszony
  5. behabarás
  6. kölcsönös érintkezés
  7. kapcsolat
  8. rántás
  9. hangkötés

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  liaison //-z(ə)n// //-zən// //-ˌsɑn// //-ˌzɒn// //laɪ.ˈeɪ.ˌzɒn// //li.ˈeɪ.ˌzɑn// //li.ˈeɪ.ˌzɒ̃// //ˈ laɪ.ə.sən// 
  リエゾン
  linguistics: a sandhi

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  liaison /lɪˈeɪzən/ 
   1.  porozumienie, łączność
   2.  [form]  związek miłosny

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  liaison /liːˈeɪzɒn/
  1. irtibat, bitişme
  2. birleştirme
  3. gizli ilişki
  4. (ahçı.) terbiye, salçaların koyulaşmasına yarayan maddeler. liaison officer irtibat subayı.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  liaison /ljɛzˈɔ̃/
  ereadurezh (ereadurezhioù /(en)ɪɹˈiːdjʊəɹˌɛʒɪˌuː(fr)/)

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (musiq.) liaison /ljɛzˈɔ̃/
  liamm (liammoù /ljamˈu/), stagell (stagelloù /staʒɛlˈu/)

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  liaison /ljɛ.zɔ̃/ 
  1. връзка
  (En particulier) Relation amoureuse, surtout hors du mariage
  2. взаимодействие 2.
  (Linguistique) Procédé consistant à prononcer la consonne finale d’un mot lorsque celui-ci est suivi d’un mot commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet
   3.
  Communication ; relation

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  liaison /ljɛ.zɔ̃/ 
  1. Liaison, Beziehung
  (En particulier) Relation amoureuse, surtout hors du mariage
  2. Bindung, Liaison, Mitbindung
  (Linguistique) Procédé consistant à prononcer la consonne finale d’un mot lorsque celui-ci est suivi d’un mot commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet
  3. Verbindung, Beziehung
  (Sens figuré) Rapport, suite, connexité, lien

From français-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ell ]

  liaison /ljɛ.zɔ̃/ 
  υφέν
  (Linguistique) Procédé consistant à prononcer la consonne finale d’un mot lorsque celui-ci est suivi d’un mot commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet

From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-fin ]

  liaison /ljɛ.zɔ̃/ 
  1. lemmenliitto
  (En particulier) Relation amoureuse, surtout hors du mariage
  2. yhteys, sidos
  (Sens figuré) Rapport, suite, connexité, lien

From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-rus ]

  liaison /ljɛ.zɔ̃/ 
  связь
  (Sens figuré) Rapport, suite, connexité, lien

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  liaison /ljɛ.zɔ̃/ 
  conexiòn
  (Sens figuré) Rapport, suite, connexité, lien

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  liaison
  liaison

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɫeɪˌzɑn/, /ɫiˈeɪˌzɑn/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  110 Moby Thesaurus words for "liaison":
     accord, addition, adjunct, adulterous affair, adultery, affair,
     affairs, affiliation, affinity, agent, agglomeration,
     agglutination, aggregation, alliance, amor, amour, approximation,
     articulation, assemblage, association, bond, bracketing, broker,
     closeness, clustering, combination, communication, concatenation,
     concourse, concurrence, confluence, congeries, conglomeration,
     conjugation, conjunction, connectedness, connection, contact,
     contiguity, contrariety, convergence, copulation, coupling,
     cuckoldry, dealings, deduction, disjunction, distributor,
     entanglement, eternal triangle, filiation, flirtation,
     forbidden love, gathering, go-between, hanky-panky, homology,
     hookup, illicit love, infidelity, intercommunication, intercourse,
     interlinking, intermediary, intermedium, intimacy, intrigue,
     jobber, joinder, joining, jointure, junction, knotting, link,
     linkage, linking, love affair, marriage, mediary, mediator, medium,
     meeting, merger, merging, middleman, mutual attraction, nearness,
     pairing, propinquity, proximity, rapport, relatedness, relation,
     relations, relationship, romance, romantic tie, similarity, splice,
     symbiosis, sympathy, tie, tie-in, tie-up, triangle, unfaithfulness,
     unification, union, wholesaler, yoking
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n.连络

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 联络

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