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  • 41relative — Under Title 11 U.S.C. Section 101: (45) The term relative means individual related by affinity or consanguinity within the third degree as determined by the common law, or individual in a step or adoptive relationship within such third degree.… …

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  • 42relative refractory period — n the period shortly after the firing of a nerve fiber when partial repolarization has occurred and a greater than normal stimulus can stimulate a second response called also relative refractory phase compare ABSOLUTE REFRACTORY PERIOD * * * the… …

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  • 43relative nullity — see nullity Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 44relative pronoun — n technical a ↑pronoun such as who , which , or that by which a relative clause is connected to the rest of the sentence …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45relative clause — noun count LINGUISTICS a CLAUSE joined to a previous one by words such as who, which, or that. Relative clauses give extra information about a person or thing in a sentence …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 46relative pronoun — noun count LINGUISTICS a pronoun such as who, that, or which that introduces a RELATIVE CLAUSE in a sentence …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 47relative — (n.) late 14c., a relative pronoun, from O.Fr. relatif (13c.), from L.L. relativus having reference or relation, from L. relatus, pp. of referre to refer. Meaning person in the same family first recorded 1650s; the adj. is attested from 1520s …

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  • 48relative to — ► relative to 1) compared with or in relation to. 2) concerning. Main Entry: ↑relative …

    English terms dictionary

  • 49relative major — n. Music the major key which has the same key signature as a given minor key [G major is the relative major of E minor, both having a key signature of one sharp, i.e., F♯] …

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  • 50relative minor — n. Music the minor key which has the same key signature as a given major key [E minor is the relative minor of G major, both having a key signature of one sharp, i.e., F♯] …

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