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interrelation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌɪn.tɚ.ɹɪˈleɪ.ʃən/
  • US: /ˌɪn.tɚ.ɹəˈleɪ.ʃən/
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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

1

noun

Meaning 1

Mutual or reciprocal relation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: correlation, interrelationship

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • interrelationships of animal structure and function

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: interrelationship, interrelatedness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: relation

Narrower terms: psychodynamics

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English relation English interrelation From inter- + relation.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: interrelació — mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 相互關係 /相互关系 (xiānghù guānxì) — mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation
  • French: interrelation — mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation
  • German: Zusammenhang — mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation
  • Indonesian: interelasi — mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation
  • Italian: interrelazione — mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation
  • Japanese: 相互関係 (sōgo-kankei) — mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation
  • Portuguese: inter-relação — mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation
  • Russian: взаимосвя́зь (vzaimosvjázʹ) — mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation
  • Russian: соотноше́ние (sootnošénije) — mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation
  • Spanish: interrelación — mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation