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nonrelative
noun[ C ]
(alsonon-relative)uk /ˌnɒnˈrel.ə.tɪv/ us /ˌnɑːnˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
a person who is not a member of your family:
The document must be witnessed by a non-relative.
The children were cared for by nonrelatives.
Only five percent of the country's older people live alone or with nonrelatives.
Social workers try to place children with members of their extended family before they turn to non-relatives.
nonrelative
adjective
(alsonon-relative)uk /ˌnɒnˈrel.ə.tɪv/ us /ˌnɑːnˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
judged or measured without making comparisons with other things:
I have a notion of truth as being singular and non-relative.
Philosophers have argued about whether non-relative knowledge is possible.
Do you believe that there are any real non-relative objects in the world?
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