Relative and Relation

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Relative

Relative noun - A person connected with another by blood or marriage.

Usage example: it's always fun to see all your relatives at a big family gathering

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Relation is a synonym for relative in kin topic. In some cases you can use "Relation" instead a noun "Relative", when it comes to topics like member of a family. popular alternative

Nearby Words: related, relating, relatively, relativity, relativist

Relation

Relation noun - A person connected with another by blood or marriage.

Usage example: he and I are relations on my mother's side

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Relative is a synonym for relation in connection topic. You can use "Relative" instead a noun "Relation", if it concerns topics such as kin. popular alternative

Nearby Word: relational

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close	close relative	close relation
old	old relative	old relation
particular	particular relative	particular relation
normal	normal relative	normal relation
Other adjectives: direct, true, poor, actual, distant, older, favorite, biological, closest, closer, genetic.

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