All 7 Uses

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Queen of Attolia
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"Long enough," suggested the Mede, "to insure her Thief a relatively easy death?"†
Chpt 2
Within a few months she had become queen, and after that no one fought with her except in formal, polite, tedious ways—no one except Eugenides, who continued to abuse her about her taste in clothes and relatives, as if the existence of the cousins were her fault.†
Chpt 4 *
No. They have a relatively small population and not a great deal of wealth.†
Chpt 5 *
A close relative of the emperor and a brother of the emperor's heir, he was not an unlikely suitor.†
Chpt 12
Where the ground was level, the gorge was wider, and there was room for the soldiers to camp in relative comfort for the day.†
Chpt 13
The absence of a bridge was another cause, or perhaps a result, of the relative unimportance of Ephrata.†
Chpt 19
Eddis had heard of the conversation between the Thief and Attolia on the relative merits of beauty and kindness.†
Chpt 19

Definitions:

(1) (relative as in: the relative importance)
compared with something else (not an absolute value or not complete)
(2) (relative as in: they are relatives)
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."
(3) (relative as in: questions relative to the topic)
related to
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
More specialized and less common senses of the word are found in philosophy, grammar, and music. Consult a comprehensive dictionary if you wish to see those. All senses have to do with relationships.