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rel·a·tive

relative

pronunciation:
re l tihv
parts of speech:
noun, adjective
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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
definition 2: something that is dependent on something else for its specific form or meaning. (Cf. absolute.)
synonyms:
condition, contingency
antonyms:
absolute
definition 3: in grammar, a relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb.
 
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: in relation; relating.
synonyms:
comparative
similar words:
compared, correlative, qualified
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
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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