Noun
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an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
- congenator -
a person related by blood or marriage
"police are searching for relatives of the deceased"
"he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
Adjective
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properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics
usually followed by `to'
"the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"
"earnings relative to production"
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estimated by comparison
not absolute or complete
"a relative stranger"