2 meanings, 4 uses
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1 —1 use as in:
the relative importance
Definition
compared with something else (not an absolute value or not complete)
- I came from a relatively poor family.Chapter 16 (82% in)
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2 —1 use as in:
they are relatives
Definition
connected
in 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."
- Nothing like watching your relatives fight, I always say.Chapter 20 (21% in)
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- Grover panted, when we'd collapsed in the relative safety of a black poplar grove.Chapter 19 (33% in)
- 20 I BATTLE MY JERK RELATIVE A Coast Guard boat picked us up, but they were too busy to keep us for long, or to wonder how three kids in street clothes had gotten out into the middle of the bay.Chapter 20 (0% in)
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