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relativ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: Pertaining to or connected with something by nature, relation, or association; not absolute or independent.

Sense 1: Having significance or meaning only in relation to something else.

Example Sentence 1: The concept of beauty is relative and varies from culture to culture.

Sense 2: Considered in comparison to something else; comparative.

Example Sentence 2: This year's profits were relatively higher compared to last year.

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: A person who is connected by blood or marriage; a relation.

Example Sentence 3: All the relatives gathered at the family reunion.