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Definition of relative

Relative
Relative Rel"a*tive, 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. Specifically: (a) A person connected by blood or affinity; strictly, one allied by blood; a relation; a kinsman or kinswoman. ``Confining our care . . . to ourselves and relatives.' --Bp. Fell. (b) (Gram.) 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 from wikipedia

- relative or relatives may refer to: general use : kinship , the principle binding the most basic social units society. are said to be relatives
- a relative clause is a kind of subordinate clause , one of whose argument s shares a referent with a main clause element on which the
- relative poverty is defined contextually as economic inequality in the location or society in which people live. for much of history,
- in music , relative keys are the major and minor scale s that have the same key signature s. are said to be in a relative relationship the
- a relative pronoun is a pronoun used to mark a relative clause , and having the same referent as the element of the main clause (usually a
- eskimo : in addition to distinguishing relatives based upon sex and generation, also distinguishes between lineal relatives and collateral
- relativism is the concept that points of view have no absolute truth or validity , having only relative, subjective value according to
- patterns may be considered to include people related both by descent (one's social relations during development), and also relatives by marriage .
- depends on the object's velocity relative to the observer and also on the strength of gravitational fields , which can slow the passage of time.
- is a cardinal elevated by a pope who is that cardinal's uncle, or, more generally, his relative. cardinals appointed a relative to the