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related

 
pronunciation:
rih leI tihd
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: When two things are related, it means that they are connected in some way.
The police reported that the car accident was related to the ice storm.
antonyms:
different
definition 2: When someone is related to you, it means that they are connected to you by family. Some of the people you are related to are your father, sister, cousin, and aunt.
My Aunt Lily is not really related to me because she's not really my aunt. She is just a good friend of my mom's.Carlos says he's related to the king of Spain. I don't believe him.Leo and Mike have the same last name, but they are not related.
derivation: relatedness (n.)