liaison-n; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: secretive romantic involvement, love affair

Commentary: LIAISON[+activity][+interaction][+romantic][+secretive]

Examples:
She filed for divorce after finding out about his liaison with her best friend.
The opposition sought political advantage from the president's liaison with an intern.
Mary never knew about her mother's liaison with a dashing French pilot.

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Sense Number 2: cooperative behavior or interaction

Commentary: LIAISON[+activity][+interaction][+cooperative]

Examples:
The head porter works in close liaison with the reception office.
They need to develop a better liaison among the constituencies of their party.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: person who serves as a go-between, intermediary

Commentary: LIAISON[+person][+intermediary] [+relation][+role][+channel][+communicator]

Examples:
He served as liaison between the president and the chief of staff.
She's our liaison with a number of interested parties.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 4: a binding or thickening agent used in cooking

Commentary: LIAISON[+substance][+food][+thickener][+egg/+flour] [+relation][+role][+agent][+binding][+sauce]

Examples:
The flour acts as a liaison to bind the meat juices with the fat.
Egg yolks are the liaison of many sauces, including Hollandaise.

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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 5: contextually-ruled pronunciation of word-final consonants

Commentary: LIAISON[+rule][+pronunciation][+contextual][+consonant][+word_final]

Examples:
In French, the liaison between word-final 's' and a following vowel results in the pronunciation of the 's', which would otherwise be silent.
Bob had trouble learning the liaison rules of French.

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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 4