relat
Latinrelate, connect, tell
Variants:relatrelate
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From Latin relātus, past participle of referre (to carry back, report, relate), from re- (back) + ferre (to carry). Connects the ideas of 'carrying back' a report (relate, narrate) and establishing connections (relation, relationship, relative). Relativity (in physics and general usage) extends to how things connect to a frame of reference.
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