All 4 Uses of
relative
in
Allegiant
- But Edith is an Abnegation name, and my father's relatives must have been Erudite, so ...†
p. 2.0 *relatives = people related by blood or marriage
- After a few generations, when your city didn't tear itself apart and the others did, the Bureau implemented the faction components in the newer cities—Saint Louis, Detroit, and Minneapolis—using the relatively new Indianapolis experiment as a control group.†
p. 149.9relatively = in comparison to something else
- The Bureau is different from most government agencies, because of the focused nature of our work and our contained, relatively remote location.†
p. 150.8 *
- We can pretend that we don't belong there anymore, while we're living in relative safety in this place, but we do.†
p. 366.9
Definitions:
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(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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(3)
(relative as in: questions relative to the topic) related to
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) 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.