Relatives

noun

/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪvz/

Word Frequency: 16.4

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.

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