1.
[syn: rapport, resonance]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rapport \Rap*port"\ (r[a^]p*p[=o]rt"; F. r[.a]`p[^o]r"), n. [F.,
fr. rapporter to bring again or back, to refer; pref. re- re-
+ apporter to bring, L. apportare. Cf. Report.]
Relation; proportion; conformity; correspondence; accord.
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'T is obvious what rapport there is between the
conceptions and languages in every country. --Sir W.
Temple.
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En` rap`port" ([aum]N` r[.a]`p[^o]r") [F.], in accord,
harmony, or sympathy; having a mutual, especially a
private, understanding; in hypnotism, in that relation of
sympathy which permits influence or communication.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rapport
n 1: a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and
agreement between people [syn: rapport, resonance]