related

[ ri-ley-tid ]
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adjective
  1. associated; connected.

  2. allied by nature, origin, kinship, marriage, etc.

  1. narrated, recounted, or told: There were two eyewitnesses, but their related accounts were completely different.

  2. Music. (of chords, scales, or tones) having a close harmonic or melodic connection.

Origin of related

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; relate + -ed2

Other words for related

Other words from related

  • re·lat·ed·ly, adverb
  • re·lat·ed·ness, noun
  • non·re·lat·ed, adjective
  • un·re·lat·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for related

related

/ (rɪˈleɪtɪd) /


adjective
  1. connected; associated

  2. connected by kinship or marriage

  1. (in diatonic music) denoting or relating to a key that has notes in common with another key or keys

Derived forms of related

  • relatedness, noun

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