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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRelational
/rɪˈleɪ.ʃən.əl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Cained by or relating to the way in which two or more people or things are connected.
"The counselor focused on improving relational dynamics within the family." - 2
Denoting a database system in which data is stored in tables consisting of rows and columns and can be linked using shared fields.
"The company upgraded its data management to a modern relational database."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'relation', originating from Latin 'relatio' (a bringing back, report), formed from the past participle of 'referre' (to bring back, refer). The suffix '-al' was added in Middle English or early Modern English to form an adjective denoting connection or relationship between entities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Relational" is said worldwide
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relationnel
Transliteration: /ʁə.la.sjɔ.nɛl/
"Il est important de développer de bonnes compétences relationnelles."
relational
Transliteration: /ʁelaˈt͡si̯oːnal/
"Sie untersuchten die relationalen Aspekte des Verhaltens."
relazionale
Transliteration: /re.la.tsoˈnaː.le/
"I problemi relazionali richiedono tempo per essere risolti."
relacional
Transliteration: /re.la.sjoˈnal/
"El bienestar emocional depende en gran medida de la salud relacional."
relacional
Transliteration: /ʁe.la.si.oˈnaw/
"A base de dados relacional armazena informações estruturadas."
संबंधीय
Transliteration: sambandhiy
"यह डेटाबेस एक संबंधीय प्रणाली का उपयोग करता है।"
关系的
Transliteration: guān xì de
"我们需要改善团队内部的关系。"
관계의
Transliteration: gwangye-ui
"우리는 건전한 관계의 형성이 필요합니다."
関係的
Transliteration: kankei-teki
"データは関係データベースに保存されます。"
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