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rapports

rapports is the plural of rapport.

Meaning of rapport

Noun

rapport (countable and uncountable, plural rapports)

  1. A relationship of mutual trust and respect; a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.
    • He always tried to maintain a rapport with his customers.
  2. Relation; proportion; conformity.
    • 'Tis obvious enough, what rapport there is, and muſt ever be, between the Thoughts and Words, the Conceptions and Languages of every Country, [...]1690, William Temple, Miscellanea. The Second Part. […], London: […] T. M. for Ri[chard] and Ra[lph] Simpson, […], →OCLC, page 60

Questions about rapports

What is rapports the plural of?
Rapports is the plural of rapport.

Words near rapports in the dictionary

  1. rapporteur
  2. rapporteurs
  3. rapporteurship
  4. rapporteurships
  5. rapportive
  6. rapports
  7. rapproachment
  8. rapprochement
  9. rapprochements
  10. Rapps
  11. rappuh

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