adj · noun · 3 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.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˌɪntə.ɹɪˈleɪ.ʃən.ʃɪp/
US:/ˌɪntɚ.ɹɪˈleɪ.ʃən.ʃɪp/
CMU ARPABET:IH1 N T ER0 R IY0 L EY1 SH AH0 N SH IH0 P
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Between multiple relationships; interrelation
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A relationship between multiple things.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
interrelationships of animal structure and function
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: interrelation, 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 relationship English interrelationship From inter- + relationship.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Irish:
idirghaol
— a relationship between multiple things
Irish:
idirghaolmhaireacht
— a relationship between multiple things
Italian:
interrelazione
— a relationship between multiple things