relation vs interrelation

interrelation vs relation

relation and interrelation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
relation	Yes	No	No	No
interrelation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, interrelation is a hyponym of relation; that is, interrelation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than relation:

relation: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
interrelation: mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness

Other hyponyms of relation include possession, social relation, position, spatial relation, ownership, causality, human relationship, relationship, function, association, logical relation, mathematical relation, foundation, connectedness, connection, connexion, unconnectedness, linguistic relation, component, component part, constituent, part, portion, affinity, kinship, family relationship, kinship, relationship, magnitude relation, quantitative relation, control, business relation, reciprocality, reciprocity, interrelatedness, interrelationship, temporal relation, comparison, oppositeness, opposition, change.

relation (noun)	interrelation (noun)
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together	mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness
(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
an act of narration
a person related by blood or marriage

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