All 23 Uses
relative
in
Chandra's Wars
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- Relatives.†
Chpt 1.3
- Relatives said she was cursed for dishonoring the ancestors.†
Chpt 1.4 *
- The relatives had left her at the abandoned ruin on their cattle post.†
Chpt 1.4
- I remember Mrs. Tafa reassuring Mama that even if Mandiki crossed the mountains, he'd have the whole of Mfuala Park to travel through, and another forty miles of cattle posts, before he'd get to our relatives in Tiro.†
Chpt 1.6
- They've never been outside Bonang, except as babies, and the only relative from Tiro they've met is Auntie Lizbet, who came down a year ago for our baby sister's funeral; they remember her "funny shoe," meaning her club foot, and that's about it.†
Chpt 1.8 *
- Going back to Tiro, seeing my relatives, I'll have the chance to face down that horror: to bury the past in the present.†
Chpt 1.8
- Mrs. Tafa's also bought gifts for my relatives.†
Chpt 1.8
- Others have headed into the village to visit relatives, or to see Dr. Chilume, the herbal doctor whose farms are a short way off.†
Chpt 2.9
- I look around for other relatives, but there aren't any.†
Chpt 2.10
- The abandoned camp—it's an evil place to my relatives.†
Chpt 2.15
- Six months ago when I came to find Mama, Granny said our relatives had taken her to the abandoned camp to hide her sickness from the village.†
Chpt 2.15
- A look passes between my relatives and Mr. Kamwendo.†
Chpt 3.19
- Frowns from my relatives.†
Chpt 3.19
- Other relatives fill the yard.†
Chpt 3.26
- That's when my relatives saw the shapes creeping up from the cemetery.†
Chpt 3.26
- My relatives open a wide path to Granny, my aunts and uncles.†
Chpt 3.26
- My relatives have laid her in the shade of a mule cart, on one of the blankets my cousins brought.†
Chpt 4.27
- Relatives mutter in small groups, glancing in my direction.†
Chpt 4.27
- No matter what, the other relatives don't want me.†
Chpt 4.27
- We have relatives killed in the attack three nights ago.†
Chpt 5.41
- Friends and relatives who slept in our yards are readying themselves for the services.†
Chpt 5.41
- My relatives fuss over the kids, while the two of us walk up the road apiece.†
Chpt 5.41
- Our relatives did.†
Chpt 5.42
Definitions:
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(1)
(relative as in: the relative importance) compared with something else (not an absolute value or not complete)
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(2)
(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: questions relative to the topic) related to
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(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.