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relative clause
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Relative clause
(gcide) | Relative \Rel"a*tive\ (r?l"?-t?v), a. [F. relatif, L. relativus.
See Relate.]
1. Having relation or reference; referring; respecting;
standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not
relative to the subject.
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I'll have grounds
More relative than this. --Shak.
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2. Arising from relation; resulting from connection with, or
reference to, something else; not absolute.
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Every thing sustains both an absolute and a relative
capacity: an absolute, as it is such a thing, endued
with such a nature; and a relative, as it is a part
of the universe, and so stands in such a relations
to the whole. --South.
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3. (Gram.) Indicating or expressing relation; refering to an
antecedent; as, a relative pronoun.
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4. (Mus.) 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.
--Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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Relative clause (Gram.), a clause introduced by a relative
pronoun.
Relative term, a term which implies relation to, as
guardian to ward, matter to servant, husband to wife. Cf.
Correlative.
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relative clause
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n 1: a clause introduced by a relative pronoun; "`who visits
frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence `John, who
visits frequently, is ill'" |
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relative clause
(encz) | relative clause, |
relative clause
(wn) | relative clause
n 1: a clause introduced by a relative pronoun; "`who visits
frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence `John, who
visits frequently, is ill'" |
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