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related
re|lat|ed [ rı`leıtəd ] adjective **
1. ) if two or more things are related, there is a connection between them: CONNECTED:
We think the two crimes are related in some way.
environmentally related diseases
closely/directly/intimately related: Occupation and social class are closely related.
Harcourt's lawyer claims that his client's health problems are directly related to his work in the mine.
2. ) belonging to the same family:
I didn't know you two were related.
related to: Annie's related to the director.
distantly related: Joe's father and my mother are distantly related.
3. ) having the same origins and belonging to the same group:
The same word, imfundo, means education in Zulu and several related languages.
╾ re|lat|ed|ness noun uncount

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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