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Relationship

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relationship rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp/ noun noun : relationship plural noun : relationships  the way in which two or more people or things are connected, or the state of being connected.   synonyms : connection, relation, association, link, correlation, correspondence, parallel, tie-in, tie-up, alliance, bond, interrelation, interconnection, interdependence of 1 . the state of being connected by blood or marriage. synonyms : family ties, family connections, blood relationship, blood ties, kinship, affinity, consanguinity, common ancestry, common lineage, connection, technical propinquity 2 . the way in which two or more people or groups regard and behave towards each other. ex : "the landlord – tenant relationship" 3 . an emotional and sexual association between two people. synonyms : romance, love affair, affair, affair of the heart, love, amorous entanglement, flirtation, liaison, affaire de/du cœur, amour

One small step. One giant leap.

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That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind Meaning Neil Armstrong's words on first setting foot on the moon, in 1969. A strong contender as the most famous line ever to have been uttered. Origin One small step Armstrong's words are sometimes given as, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Clearly the event was of huge significance and the choice of words was quite deliberate. Armstrong maintained for some time later that he said "for a man" rather than "for man".