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Noun: relative clause  re-lu-tiv kloz
  1. A clause introduced by a relative pronoun
    "'who visits frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence 'John, who visits frequently, is ill'"

Derived forms: relative clauses

Type of: clause

Encyclopedia: Relative clause

Nearest

relation
relation back
relational
relational adjective
relational database
relational database management system
relations
relationship
relative
relative atomic mass
relative clause
relative density
relative frequency
relative humidity
relative incidence
relative majority
relative molecular mass
relative motion
relative price
relative pronoun
relative quantity