"relative adjective" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: relative adjectives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} relative adjective (plural relative adjectives)
  1. (grammar) A relative pronoun used in an adjectival clause. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (a relative pronoun used in an adjectival clause): 關係形容詞 (Chinese Mandarin), 关系形容词 (guānxì xíngróngcí) (Chinese Mandarin), relatiivipronominista muodostettu adjektiivi (Finnish), adjectif èrlatif [masculine] (Norman)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "關係形容詞"
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