interrelation

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌɪntɚrɪˈleɪʃən/ UK /ˌɪntərɪˈleɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a mutual or reciprocal relation between things

The diagram maps the interrelation of supply, demand, and price.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a mutual or reciprocal... interconnection correlation interdependence associationinterrelationship

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Derived forms interrelationship

Related forms interrelate relation relate

Etymology

From inter- ('mutually, between') + relation, the latter from Latin relatio, from referre ('to carry back, refer'), from re- ('back') + ferre ('to carry').

inter- Latin ferre Middle English

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# interrelation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪntɚrɪˈleɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪntərɪˈleɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. a mutual or reciprocal relation between things

## Examples
- The diagram maps the interrelation of supply, demand, and price.

## Synonyms
- interconnection
- correlation
- interdependence
- association
- interrelationship

## Derived Forms
- interrelationship

## Related Forms
- interrelate
- relation
- relate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: inter-
- Root: ferre

## Etymology
From inter- ('mutually, between') + relation, the latter from Latin relatio, from referre ('to carry back, refer'), from re- ('back') + ferre ('to carry').

## AI Etymology
interrelation comes from inter- ('mutually, between') + relation, the latter from Latin relatio, from referre ('to carry back, refer'), from re- ('back') + ferre ('to carry'). Morphologically, the prefixed shape matters: the initial element belongs to the recorded formation and helps explain the modern form's surface analysis. In present English, the noun sense is "a mutual or reciprocal relation between things", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as interrelate, relation, and relate, and in derivatives such as interrelationship. Its semantic neighborhood includes interconnection, correlation, interdependence, and association, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin inter- and Latin ferre.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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