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| 1. | [ adjective ] not absolute or complete | |
| Examples: | "a relative stranger" |
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| Related terms: | absolute comparative relational qualifying | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a person related by blood or marriage | |
| Synonyms: | relation | |
| Examples: | "police are searching for relatives of the deceased" "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" |
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| Related terms: | person spouse cousin offspring kin ancestor descendant second_cousin blood_relation sibling kinsman agnate enate kissing_cousin kinswoman next_of_kin in-law kin | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (biology) an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) | |
| Synonyms: | congenator congener | |
| Related terms: | life_form | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' | |
| Synonyms: | proportional | |
| Examples: | "punishment ought to be proportional to the crime" "earnings relative to production" |
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| Related terms: | proportionate | |
| Similar spelling: |
relatively relativize relativise relativity relativism |
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