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R — Refrangibility to Relay (Part 10 of 11)

Relate to. Respect, regard, concern, refer to, appertain to, belong to, pertain to.

Relating, p. a. Respecting, pertaining, belonging, relative.

Relation, n.

    1. Recital, narration, narrative, account, statement, story, history, chronicle, tale, description, detail, report, rehearsal.
    2. Connection, relationship, dependency, bearing.
    3. Reference, respect, regard.
    4. Connection, relative position.
    5. Relationship, kindred, family tie, connection, kinship, affinity, consanguinity.
    6. Kinsman, relative, connection.

Relationship, n.

    1. Connection, relation, dependence.
    2. Kindred, affinity, consanguinity, propinquity, kinship.

Relative, a.

    1. Referring (to something else), not absolute.
    2. Respecting, relating to, pertaining to, belonging to, connected with.
    3. Particular, special, positive, definite, pertinent, relevant.

Relative, n.

    1. Relation, kinsman, connection.
    2. (Gram.) Relative pronoun.

Relatively, ad. With reference to something else, comparatively.