Standard Lemma guide

interrelationship

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