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relative

/'rɛlətɪv/

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noun
an 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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congenator congener congeneric

type of:
being organism
noun
a person related by blood or marriage
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"police are searching for relatives of the deceased"

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relation

type of:
soul someone mortal somebody person individual
adjective
properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'
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"earnings relative to production"

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proportional proportionate
adjective
estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
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"a relative stranger"

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comparative relational

Opposite:

absolute

Examples of relative

"police are searching for relatives of the deceased"
"earnings relative to production"
"a relative stranger"