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relative

[ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv]

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noun

Someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.
"Why do my relatives always talk about sex?"
A type of adjective that inflects like a relative clause, rather than a true adjective, in certain Bantu languages.

Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.
(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."
(grammar) That relates to an antecedent.
Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.
Relevant; pertinent; related.
"relative to your earlier point about taxes, ..."
Capable to be changed by other beings or circumstance; conditional.

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