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Definition of related adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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related

adjective
related pronunciation English rɪˈleɪtɪd related pronunciation American rɪˈleɪtɪd
 
1 related (to something/somebody) connected with something/somebody in some wayMuch of the crime in this area is related to drug abuse.These problems are closely related.a related issue/questiona stress-related illness2 related (to something/somebody) in the same familyAre you related to Margaret?We're distantly related.3 related (to something) belonging to the same grouprelated languagesThe llama is related to the camel.
Opposite
unrelatedrelatedness
relatedness pronunciation English rɪˈleɪtɪdnəs relatedness pronunciation American rɪˈleɪtɪdnəs
noun [uncountable]