- (a.) Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject.
- (a.) Indicating or expressing relation; refering to an antecedent; as, a relative pronoun.
- (a.) Arising from relation; resulting from connection with or reference to, something else; not absolute.
- (a.) Characterizing or pertaining to chords and keys, which, by reason of the identify of some of their tones, admit of a natural transition from one to the other.
- (n.) A relative pronoun; a word which relates to or represents, another word or phrase, called its antecedent; as, the relatives "who", "which", "that".
- (n.) A person connected by blood or affinity; strictly, one allied by blood; a relation; a kinsman or kinswoman.
- (n.) One who or that which, relates to or is considered in its relation to, something else; a relative object or term; one of two object or term; one of two objects directly connected by any relation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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