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   relative

   /ˈrɛlətɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. considered in relation or in proportion to something else: "the relative effectiveness of the various mechanisms is not known" Similar comparativerespectivecomparablecorrelativeparallelcorrespondingreciprocalOpposite absolute
   • ▪ 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" Similar moderatereasonablea fair degree ofconsiderablesomecomparativequalifiedmodifiedin/by comparisonOpposite greatcomplete
   • 2. 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. (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

   • 1. a person connected by blood or marriage: "much of my time is spent visiting relatives"
   • ▪ a species related to another by common origin: "the plant is a relative of ivy"
   • 2. a relative pronoun, determiner, or adverb.
   • 3. a term or concept which is dependent on something else.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French relatif, -ive, from late Latin relativus ‘having reference or relation’ (see relate).

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   What does relative mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! RELATIVE definition: 1. a member of your family: 2. being judged or measured in comparison with something else: 3…. Learn more.

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   How do you say'relative' in a sentence?

   • Your relatives are the members of your family. Ask a relative to look after the children. You use relative to say that something is true to a certain degree, especially when compared with other things of the same kind. The fighting resumed after a period of relative calm.

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   What is a relative pronoun?

   • something having, or standing in, some relation or connection to something else. something dependent upon external conditions for its specific nature, size, etc. ( absolute). Grammar. a relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb. the relative merits of democracy and monarchy. Happiness is relative. having relation or connection.

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   What is a relative adverb?

   • noting or pertaining to a word that introduces a subordinate clause of which it is, or is a part of, the subject or predicate and that refers to an expressed or implied element of the principal clause (the antecedent), as the relative pronoun who in He's the man who saw you or the relative adverb where in This is the house where she was born.

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   A relative is a person who is part of your family. Parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, grandparents, cousins, nieces and nephews — they're all relatives. A relative can be connected to your family through blood or by marriage. If you are a child or grandchild of Maria's, for example, you are a blood relative of her family.

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