Definition of "dalliances" [dalliances]

• Plural form of dalliance. (noun)

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• "Recent coverage of Microsoft has concentrated on the company's on again-off again dalliances with Yahoo or the upcoming Windows 7 operating system."
• "That’s not in conflict with what you said, and I agree that an individual who wishes to overlook the dalliances is free to do so (and in essence even free to amend the interpersonal contract to allow such behavior — this is not as uncommon as people think)."
• "Men have a bimodal distribution of sexual behavior: short-term dalliances to impregnate young and healthy women, and long-term bonds to raise children with women who are both fertile and faithful."