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- pronunciation:
- re
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tihv
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a person who is related to others through blood or marriage.
Only his aunt, his cousin, and a few other relatives attended the funeral.- 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. (Cf. absolute.)
Some people argue that moral standards are relative.How large an object appears is relative to how far away one is while viewing it.- 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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analogous, applicable, subordinate |
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