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Relative
ˈrɛlətɪv
Relative definitions
adjective
relative
- considered in relation or in proportion to something else
"the relative effectiveness of the various mechanisms is not known"
- existing or possessing a specified characteristic only in comparison to something else; not absolute
"she went down the steps into the relative darkness of the dining room"
- denoting a pronoun, determiner, or adverb that refers to an expressed or implied antecedent and attaches a subordinate clause to it, e.g. which, who
- (of a clause) attached to an antecedent by a relative word
- (of major and minor keys) having the same key signature
- (of a service rank) corresponding in grade to another in a different service
noun
relative
relatives
- a person connected by blood or marriage
"much of my time is spent visiting relatives"
- a species related to another by common origin
"the plant is a relative of ivy"
- a relative pronoun, determiner, or adverb
- a term or concept which is dependent on something else