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Relative

noun
[ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv]
Word Frequency: 66.3

Definitions

1.nounSomeone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.
"Why do my relatives always talk about sex?"
2.nounA type of adjective that inflects like a relative clause, rather than a true adjective, in certain Bantu languages.
3.adjectiveConnected to or depending on something else; comparative.
4.adjective(of a URL, URI, path, or similar) Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.
"The relative URL /images/pic.jpg, when evaluated in the context of http://example.com/docs/pic.html, corresponds to the absolute URL http://example.com/images/pic.jpg."
5.adjective(grammar) That relates to an antecedent.
6.adjectiveHaving the same key but differing in being major or minor.
7.adjectiveRelevant; pertinent; related.
"relative to your earlier point about taxes, ..."
8.adjectiveCapable to be changed by other beings or circumstance; conditional.

Synonyms

comparativeconditionallimitedproportionaterelationalrelationqualifyingproportionalcongenercongenatorcomparecomparison

Antonyms

absoluteunlimited

Rhymes With

pellet ofprelate ofzealot of
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