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Meaning of 'relative'
Meaning of 'relative' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Relative 
[ a.]
- Having relation or reference; referring; respecting;
standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the
subject. [ a.]- 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.
2. 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. [ n.]- 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".
Meaning of 'relative' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. relative [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a person related by blood or marriage
- a person related by blood or marriage
Example in sentence:
- he has distant relations back in New Jersey;
- police are searching for relatives of the deceased
2. relative [ a]
[ a]Meaning (2):
- estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
- estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
Example in sentence:
- a relative stranger
3. relative [ s]
[ s]Meaning (3):
- properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'
- properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'
Example in sentence:
- earnings relative to production;
- the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime
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