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Meaning Of Relative
a.
Having relation or reference; referring; respecting;
standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the
subject.
a.
Arising from relation; resulting from connection with, or
reference to, something else; not absolute.
a.
Indicating or expressing relation; refering to an
antecedent; as, a relative pronoun.
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.
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.
n.
A person connected by blood or affinity; strictly, one
allied by blood; a relation; a kinsman or kinswoman.
n.
A relative pronoun; a word which relates to, or
represents, another word or phrase, called its antecedent; as, the
relatives "who", "which", "that".