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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
relative
/ˈrɛləˌtɪv/
noun1 of 2
measured or considered in comparison to something else
- “About distant relatives, one can complain to their heart's content.”Tatoeba
- “In this group, there are my parents and my relatives.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))