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Correlative

see synonyms of correlative

Noun

1. correlate, correlative

either of two or more related or complementary variables

Adjective

2. correlate, correlated, correlative

mutually related

3. correlative

expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation

Example Sentences:
'correlative conjunctions'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Correlative

see synonyms of correlative
adjective
1. 
in mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationship; corresponding
2. 
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
noun
3. 
either of two things that are correlative
4. 
a correlative word

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Correlative

see synonyms of correlative
adjective
1. 
having or involving a mutual relationship; reciprocally dependent
correlative rights and duties
2.  Grammar
expressing mutual relation and used in pairs
In “neither Tom nor I can go,” “neither” and “nor” are correlative conjunctions
noun
3. 
a thing closely related to something else
4. 
a correlative word

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Correlative

see synonyms of correlative
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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