"liaison" meaning in French

See liaison in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ljɛ.zɔ̃/, /lje.zɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-liaison-fr-Paris.ogg , Fr-Paris--liaison.ogg Forms: liaisons [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French, from Late Latin ligātiōnem, derived from Latin ligō (“bind”), or formed from lier + -aison based on the Latin word. Compare also Old Occitan liazó, liazon. Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*leyǵ-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French, {{inh+|fr|fro|-}} Inherited from Old French, {{inh|fr|LL.|ligātiō|ligātiōnem}} Late Latin ligātiōnem, {{inh|fr|la|ligō||bind}} Latin ligō (“bind”), {{af|fr|lier|-aison}} lier + -aison, {{cog|pro|liazó|liazó, liazon}} Old Occitan liazó, liazon Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} liaison f (plural liaisons)
  1. link, bond Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-liaison-fr-noun-oj--G-9F
  2. friendship Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-liaison-fr-noun-S1Kaw3W0
  3. liaison (romantic encounter) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-liaison-fr-noun-Rlc6~cpR
  4. liaison (communication) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-liaison-fr-noun-QaCiAKSo
  5. (linguistics) liaison (phonological phenomenon) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-liaison-fr-noun-8nqc9NIF Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  6. (chemistry) bond Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-liaison-fr-noun-8h3qdNiY Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -aison Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 11 3 30 51 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -aison: 6 7 18 6 20 42 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lier

Inflected forms

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