Hypertext Webster Gateway: "liaison"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Liaison \Li`ai`son"\ (l[-e]`[asl]`z[^o]N"), n. [F., fr. L.
ligatio, fr. ligare to bind. See {Ligature}, and cf.
{Ligation}.]
A union, or bond of union; an intimacy; especially, an
illicit intimacy between a man and a woman.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
liaison
n 1: a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship [syn: {affair},
{affaire}, {intimacy}, {involvement}, {amour}]
2: a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a
liaison with the guerrillas" [syn: {link}, {contact}, {inter-group
communication}]
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