related

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re·lat·ed / riˈlātid/ • adj. belonging to the same family, group, or type; connected: sleeping sickness and related diseases. ∎  [in comb.] associated with the specified item or process, esp. causally: income-related benefits.DERIVATIVES: re·lat·ed·ness n.

related

views updated Jun 08 2018

related. Term used for one key's harmonic distance from, or closeness to, another. ‘Related keys’ is an unspecific term, since all keys are related in some way.