relative
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin relativus, from relatus, perfect passive participle of referre (“to carry back, to ascribe”), from re- (“again”) + ferre (“to bear or carry”)
Pronunciation [edit]
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Adjective [edit]
relative (not comparable)
- Connected to or depending on something else; not absolute; comparative.
- 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, BBC Sport:
- For Liverpool, their season will now be regarded as a relative disappointment after failure to add the FA Cup to the Carling Cup and not mounting a challenge to reach the Champions League places.
- 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, BBC Sport:
- (computing, of a URL, URI, path, or similar) Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.
- The relative URL /images/pic.jpg, when evaluated in the context of http://example.com/docs/pic.html, corresponds to the absolute URL http://example.com/images/pic.jpg.
- (grammar) That relates to an antecedent.
- (music) Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.
- Relevant; pertinent; related.
- relative to your earlier point about taxes, ...
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Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
not absolute; connected to or depending on something else
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Noun [edit]
relative (plural relatives)
- Someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.
- Why do my relatives always talk about sex?
- (linguistics) A type of adjective that inflects like a relative clause, rather than a true adjective, in certain Bantu languages.
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:relative
Translations [edit]
someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption
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Anagrams [edit]
Danish [edit]
Adjective [edit]
relative
- definite and plural of relativ
Esperanto [edit]
Adverb [edit]
relative
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ʁəlativ/
Adjective [edit]
relative f
- feminine form of relatif
Anagrams [edit]
German [edit]
Adjective [edit]
relative
- inflected form of relativ
Italian [edit]
Adjective [edit]
relative pl
- feminine form of relativo
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Adjective [edit]
relātīve
- vocative masculine singular of relātīvus
Swedish [edit]
Adjective [edit]
relative
- absolute definite natural masculine form of relativ.