Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σχέσις (skhésis), from the aorist stem σχε- (skhe-) of ἔχω (ékhō, to have, hold) + -σις (-sis). The modern sense of "relation" is a semantic loan from French relation.

Noun

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σχέση (schésif (plural σχέσεις)

  1. relationship (personal)
  2. relation, connection
  3. relationship (between two things)
  4. (automotive) gear, ratio (a particular combination or choice of interlocking gears)

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