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Definition of Relatives
1. relative [n] - See also: relative
Lexicographical Neighbors of Relatives
Literary usage of Relatives
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"It is well known that deafness often prevails in families ; that deaf persons
often have deaf relatives ; and the arrangement of the deaf- married persons, ..."
2. The Association Review (1908)
"In considering the subject of deaf relatives it seems advisable to distinguish
blood relatives from persons who are relatives simply by marriage; ..."
3. American Annals of the Deaf by Conference of Executives of American Schools for the Deaf (1907)
"IN connection with the statistics showing the number of the deaf who had deaf
relatives Dr. Bell makes the following just remarks on heredity as a ..."