different between identification vs relationship

English

Etymology

From French identification.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??d?nt?f??ke???n/, /a??d?nt?f??ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: iden?ti?fi?ca?tion

Noun

identification (countable and uncountable, plural identifications)

1. The act of identifying, or proving to be the same.

   Much education and experience is required for proper identification of bird species

2. The state of being identified.
3. A particular instance of identifying something.

   information necessary to make a good identification

4. A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity.

   The authorities asked for his identification

5. A feeling of support, sympathy, understanding or belonging towards somebody or something.

Derived terms

• identificator

Related terms

Translations

References

• identification on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From the Late Latin verb identificare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.d??.ti.fi.ka.sj??/

Noun

identification f (plural identifications)

1. identification

Further reading

• “identification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From relation +? -ship.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???le??(?)n??p/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???le???n???p/
• Hyphenation: re?la?tion?ship

Noun

relationship (plural relationships)

1. Connection or association; the condition of being related.
2. (mathematics) The links between the x-values and y-values of ordered pairs of numbers especially coordinates.
3. Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.
4. A romantic or sexual involvement.
   • 1975 March 17, Marian Christy, "Suzy Chaffee, A Liberated Beauty", The Lebanon Daily News

     I'm not advocating sexual promiscuity but I think it's possible for a woman to have many kinds of sexual relationships with many men and that shouldn't affect the status of the marriage.

   • 2000, April 8, Dorthea Straus, "Oates on Marilyn: Men, drugs, tragedy", The Baltimore Sun

     Her most satisfying sexual relationship seemed to be a threesome with Charles Chaplin Jr. and Eddy Robinson Jr., the spurned sons of famous film fathers.

5. A way in which two or more people behave and are involved with each other
6. (music) The level or degree of affinity between keys, chords and tones.

Hyponyms

• joking relationship

Derived terms

• entity-relationship diagram
• entity-relationship model
• relationship anarchy
• relationshipless
• relationshiply
• relationshippy
• relationshopping

Translations

See also

• relate
• relation
• relative