re'latable

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relate (rɪˈleɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb (often foll by to)
1.  (tr) to tell or narrate (a story, information, etc)
2.  (often foll by to) to establish association (between two or more things) or (of something) to have relation or reference (to something else)
3.  to form a sympathetic or significant relationship (with other people, things, etc)
 
[C16: from Latin relātus brought back, from referre to carry back, from re- + ferre to bear; see refer]
 
re'latable
 
adj
 
re'later
 
n

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