LIAISON


Meaning of LIAISON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlē-ə-ˌzän, lē-ˈā-, ÷ˈlā-ə- ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Middle French, from lier, from Old French

Date: circa 1648

1. : a binding or thickening agent used in cooking

2.

a. : a close bond or connection : interrelationship

b. : an illicit sexual relationship : affair 3a

3.

a. : communication for establishing and maintaining mutual understanding and cooperation (as between parts of an armed force)

b. : one that establishes and maintains liaison

4. : the pronunciation of an otherwise absent consonant sound at the end of the first of two consecutive words the second of which begins with a vowel sound and follows without pause

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.