Liaison

• Pronunciation: \ˈlē-ə-ˌzän, lē-ˈā-, ÷ˈlā-ə-\
• Function: noun

Origins

• Etymology: French, from Middle French, from lier, from Old French
• Date: circa 1648

Definitions

• 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