All 3 Uses of
relative
in
Childhood's End
- George wondered whether to commiserate with Jan for his newly acquired relative.†
Chpt 7
- Its establishment had taken twenty years and some billions of Pounds Decimal-a relatively trivial factor, therefore, of the world's total wealth.†
Chpt 15
- Perhaps the Overlords realized that even in this relatively short time, his mind had nearly reached the end of its resources.†
Chpt 22 *
Definition:
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(relative as in: the relative importance) compared with something else (not an absolute value or not complete)