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cor·rel·a·tive
(kə-rĕl′ə-tĭv)adj.
1. Related; corresponding.
2. Grammar Indicating a reciprocal or complementary relationship: a correlative conjunction.
n.
1. Either of two correlative entities; a correlate.
2. Grammar A correlative word or expression.
cor·rel′a·tive·ly adv.
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correlative
(kɒˈrɛlətɪv)adj
1. in mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationship; corresponding
2. (Grammar) denoting words, usually conjunctions, occurring together though not adjacently in certain grammatical constructions, as for example neither and nor in such sentences as he neither ate nor drank
n
3. either of two things that are correlative
4. (Grammar) a correlative word
corˈrelatively adv
corˈrelativeness, corˌrelaˈtivity n
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cor•rel•a•tive
(kəˈrɛl ə tɪv)adj.
1. so related that each implies or complements the other.
2. being in correlation; mutually related.
3. Gram. answering to or complementing one another and regularly used in association, as either and or, or no sooner and than.
n. 4. either of two things, as two terms, that are correlative.
5. a correlative expression.
[1520–30; < Medieval Latin]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() variable quantity, variable - a quantity that can assume any of a set of values |
Adj. | 1. | correlative - mutually related related, related to - being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics ; "painting and the related arts"; "school-related activities"; "related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces" |
2. | correlative - expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation; "correlative conjunctions" grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) reciprocal, mutual - concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return; "reciprocal aid"; "reciprocal trade"; "mutual respect"; "reciprocal privileges at other clubs" |
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correlative
nounSomething closely resembling or analogous to something else:
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Translations
korrelaattikorrelatiivinenkorreloivavaste
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