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rel·a·tive
 relative
- pronunciation:
- re
l
tihv
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a person who is related to others through blood or marriage.
- synonyms:
- kin
- similar words:
- relation
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| definition 2: |
something that is dependent on something else for its specific form or meaning. (Cf. absolute.)
- synonyms:
- condition, contingency
- antonyms:
- absolute
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| definition 3: |
in grammar, a relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb.
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| related words: |
brother, clan, cognate, connection, descendant, family, people |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
in relation; relating.
- synonyms:
- comparative
- similar words:
- compared, correlative, qualified
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| definition 2: |
meaningful only in relation to something else.
Some people argue that moral standards are relative. (Cf. absolute.).- synonyms:
- contingent, dependent, provisory
- antonyms:
- absolute
- similar words:
- comparative, conditional
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| definition 3: |
in grammar, denoting or pertaining to a dependent clause or a word that introduces it, as in "She feared anyone whom she didn't understand," in which "whom" is a relative pronoun and "whom she didn't understand" is a relative clause.
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| related words: |
analogous, applicable, subordinate |
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