Definitions | relative |
| noun
- someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption
- refer to relativity for a scientific definition
adjective
- not absolute; connected to or depending on something else
Etymology: From Latin relativus, adjective form with suffix -ivus, from relatus, perfect passive participle of referre, literally carry again, from prefix re-, again + ferre, bear or carry, from PIE ??
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