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relative
adjective
noun
estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
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ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv
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adjective
estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
“a relative stranger”
adjective
properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by ‘to’
“the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime”
noun
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
noun
a person related by blood or marriage
“police are searching for relatives of the deceased”
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a relative stranger
the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime
earnings relative to production
police are searching for relatives of the deceased
he has distant relations back in New Jersey
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