related
Americanadjective
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associated; connected.
- Synonyms:
- affiliated, relevant
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allied by nature, origin, kinship, marriage, etc.
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narrated, recounted, or told.
There were two eyewitnesses, but their related accounts were completely different.
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Music. (of chords, scales, or tones) having a close harmonic or melodic connection.
adjective
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connected; associated
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connected by kinship or marriage
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(in diatonic music) denoting or relating to a key that has notes in common with another key or keys
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of related
Explanation
Things are related when there's some connection or similarity between them. The fact that you caught a cold might be related to the fact that the kids you babysat sneezed and coughed all night long. People are related when they share a family connection, and other things are related by different kinds of connections. One poem is related to another if they come from the same school or movement of poetry, and a boy's dislike of baseball is probably related to the fact that his first coach yelled a lot. The verb relate is at the root of related, from the Latin relatus, "brought back."
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CFO Alan Ellingson said during the call that the company would “continue to monitor regulatory developments related to sports predictions and will adjust our level of predictions investments accordingly.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
The first opportunities come from the Southern and Northern Taurids, two related meteor showers that reach their highest activity levels about a week apart.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
The Australian financial group’s commodity related earnings surged on increased market volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Alphabet’s Wing unit similarly works with a number of restaurant, retail and healthcare partners, and delivery giant DoorDash is developing its own drones, along with related ground infrastructure and digital systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Because they sound so closely related to each other, they have been given the name "perfect" intervals.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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