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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024li•ai•son /liˈeɪzən, ˈliəˌzɑn/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] the contact kept in place by communication between parts of a group, as between units of the armed forces, in order to maintain cooperation.
- [countable] a person who begins and maintains such a contact.
- [countable] a love affair.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024li•ai•son (lē′ā zôn′, lē′ə zon′, -zən or, often, lā′-; lē ā′zən, -zon; Fr. lye zôn′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sons (-zônz′, -zonz′, -zənz, -zonz; Fr. -zôn′).USA pronunciation - the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- a person who initiates and maintains such a contact or connection.
- an illicit sexual relationship.
- Food[Cookery.]the process of thickening sauces, soups, etc., as by the addition of eggs, cream, butter, or flour.
[Phonet.]a speech-sound redistribution, occurring esp. in French, in which an otherwise silent final consonant is articulated as the initial sound of a following syllable that begins with a vowel or with a silent h, as the z- and n- sounds in Je suis un homme(zhə swē zœ nôm′).USA pronunciation - Latin ligātiōn- (stem of ligātiō) a binding. See ligation
- French, Old French
- 1640–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: liaison /lɪˈeɪzɒn/ n - communication and contact between groups or units
- a secretive or adulterous sexual relationship
- one who acts as an agent between parties; intermediary
- the relationship between military units necessary to ensure unity of purpose
- (in the phonology of several languages, esp French) the pronunciation of a normally silent consonant at the end of a word immediately before another word commencing with a vowel, in such a way that the consonant is taken over as the initial sound of the following word. Liaison is seen between French ils (il) and ont ( ɔ̃ ), to give ils ont ( il zɔ̃ )
- any thickening for soups, sauces, etc, such as egg yolks or cream
Etymology: 17th Century: via French from Old French, from lier to bind, from Latin ligāre |