Uk English Meaning of relative

relative

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Definitions and Meaning of relative in English

Wordnet

relative (n)

a person related by blood or marriage

an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

Wordnet

relative (a)

estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete

Wordnet

relative (s)

properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'

Webster

relative (a.)

Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject.

Arising from relation; resulting from connection with, or reference to, something else; not absolute.

Indicating or expressing relation; refering to an antecedent; as, a relative pronoun.

Characterizing or pertaining to chords and keys, which, by reason of the identify of some of their tones, admit of a natural transition from one to the other.

Webster

relative (n.)

One who, or that which, relates to, or is considered in its relation to, something else; a relative object or term; one of two object or term; one of two objects directly connected by any relation.

A person connected by blood or affinity; strictly, one allied by blood; a relation; a kinsman or kinswoman.

A relative pronoun; a word which relates to, or represents, another word or phrase, called its antecedent; as, the relatives who, which, that.

FAQs About the word relative

relative

a person related by blood or marriage, an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

cousin,relationship,family,kin,relative,Blood,clan,folk,house,In-law

nonrelative

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