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rapport
[ ra-pawr, -pohr, ruh- ]
/ rĂŠËpÉr, -ËpoÊr, rÉ- /
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noun
relation; connection, especially harmonious or sympathetic relation: a teacher trying to establish close rapport with students.
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Origin of rapport
OTHER WORDS FROM rapport
non·rap·port, nounWords nearby rapport
rappen, rappé pie, rapper, rapping, Rappist, rapport, rapporteur, rapprochement, rapscallion, rap session, rap sheet
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British Dictionary definitions for rapport
rapport
/ (rĂŠËpÉË) /
noun
Word Origin for rapport
C15: from French, from rapporter to bring back, from re- + aporter, from Latin apportÄre, from ad to + portÄre to carry
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