Dictionary
re•la•tion•al
Pronunciation: (ri-lā'shu-nl), [key]—
adj.
1. of or pertaining to relations.
2. indicating or specifying some relation.
3. Gram.serving to indicate relations between various elements in a sentence, as prepositions, conjunctions, etc. Cf.
notional (def. 6).
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