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relative
'relative' - used as an adjective
1. not absolute or complete
a relative stranger
2. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by 'to'
earnings relative to production

'relative' - used as a noun
3. a person related by blood or marriage
police are searching for relatives of the deceased
4. an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
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  • absolute
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