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nounan animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
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"police are searching for relatives of the deceased"nouna person related by blood or marriage
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"earnings relative to production"adjectiveproperly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'
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"a relative stranger"adjectiveestimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
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Definition that contains relative
- some relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent
- some relatively many but unspecified in number
- great relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
- small relatively moderate, limited, or small
- step relative position in a graded series
- deep relatively thick from top to bottom
- deep relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
- cheap relatively low in price or charging low prices
- value relative darkness or lightness of a color
- thin relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous