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re⋅lat⋅ed

  [ri-ley-tid]
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–adjective
1. associated; connected.
2. allied by nature, origin, kinship, marriage, etc.
3. narrated.
4. Music. (of tones) belonging to a melodic or harmonic series, so as to be susceptible of close connection.
Origin:
1595–1605; relate + -ed 2

Related forms:
re⋅lat⋅ed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. relevant, affiliated. 2. linked, united, joined.
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re·lat·ed   (rĭ-lā'tĭd)   
adj.  
  1. Being connected; associated.
  2. Connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage.
  3. Music Having a close harmonic connection.
re·lat'ed·ly adv., re·lat'ed·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Relatedness

Re*lat"ed*ness\, n. The state or condition of being related; relationship; affinity. [R.] --Emerson.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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