Relative
WordNet
adjective
(1) Not absolute or complete
"A relative stranger"
(2) Properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'
"The punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"
"Earnings relative to production"
noun
(3) An animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
(4) A person related by blood or marriage
"Police are searching for relatives of the deceased"
"He has distant relations back in New Jersey"
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Etymology
From , from , perfect passive participle of , from +
Adjective
- Relevant; pertinent
- Connected to or depending on something else; not absolute; comparative.
Noun
- Someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.
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