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11relative — (n.) late 14c., a relative pronoun, from O.Fr. relatif (13c.), from L.L. relativus having reference or relation, from L. relatus, pp. of referre to refer. Meaning person in the same family first recorded 1650s; the adj. is attested from 1520s …
12relative to — ► relative to 1) compared with or in relation to. 2) concerning. Main Entry: ↑relative …
13relative to — index incident Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
14relative — *dependent, contingent, conditional Antonyms: absolute …
15relative — [[t]re̱lətɪv[/t]] ♦♦♦ relatives 1) N COUNT Your relatives are the members of your family. Do relatives of yours still live in Siberia?... Get a relative to look after the children. Syn: relation 2) ADJ: ADJ n You use relative to say that… …
16relative — adj. & n. adj. 1 considered or having significance in relation to something else (relative velocity). 2 (foll. by to) having existence only as perceived or considered by (beauty is relative to the eye of the beholder). 3 (foll. by to)… …
17relative — rel|a|tive1 [ relətıv ] adjective *** having a particular quality when compared to something else: There was relative calm after the violence of the previous night. a period of relative economic stability a. considered in comparison with other… …
18relative — /rel euh tiv/, n. 1. a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage. 2. something having, or standing in, some relation to something else. 3. something dependent upon external conditions for its specific nature, size, etc.… …
19relative — I UK [ˈrelətɪv] / US adjective *** a) having a particular quality when compared with something else There was relative calm after the violence of the previous night. a period of relative economic stability b) considered in comparison with other… …
20relative — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close, near ▪ The succession passed to the nearest surviving relative. ▪ distant ▪ blood, family …
