All 4 Uses of
relative
in
Anne Of Green Gables
- Father and mother had both come from places far away and it was well known they hadn't any relatives living.†
Chpt 5 *
- She divided her children among her relatives and went to the States.†
Chpt 5
- But she said nothing, to him, relative to the affair, until they were both out in the yard behind the barn milking the cows.†
Chpt 6 *
- She was not to board with the other girls, who all had relatives in town to take pity on them.†
Chpt 34
Definitions:
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(relative as in: they are relatives) connectedin various senses, including:
- a person related by blood or marriage -- as in "The hospital won't let me visit her because I'm not a relative."
- a plant or animal related by origin or grouping -- "The closest relative of the dog is the gray wolf."
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(relative as in: the relative importance) compared with something else (not an absolute value or not complete)