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    rel·a·tive
    [ˈrelədiv]
    adjective
    relative (adjective)
    1. 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" · "the companies are relative newcomers to computers"
    2. grammar
      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.
    3. music
      (of major and minor keys) having the same key signature.
    4. (of a service rank) corresponding in grade to another in a different service.
    noun
    relative (noun) · relatives (plural noun)
    1. a person connected by blood or marriage:
      "much of my time is spent visiting relatives" · "he met with relatives of the deceased"
      • a species related to another by common origin:
        "the plant is a relative of ivy"
    2. grammar
      a relative pronoun, determiner, or adverb.
    3. philosophy
      a term, thing, or concept that is dependent on something else.
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French relatif, -ive, from late Latin relativus ‘having reference or relation’ (see relate).
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    adjective
    1. considered in relation or in proportion to something else:
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    noun
    1. a person connected by blood or marriage:
       
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