correlative
Use Correlative in a sentence
ə adjective
1.
so related that each implies or complements the other.
2.
being in correlation; mutually related.
3.
Grammar. answering to or complementing one another and regularly used in association, as either and or, not only and but.
4.
Biology. (of a typical structure of an organism) found in correlation with another.
noun
5.
either of two things, as two terms, that are correlative.
6.
Grammar. a correlative expression.
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Correlative
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Also, especially British, corelative.
Related forms
cor·rel·a·tive·ly, adverb
cor·rel·a·tive·ness, cor·rel·a·tiv·i·ty, noun
non·cor·rel·a·tive, adjective
non·cor·rel·a·tive·ly, adverb
non·cor·rel·a·tive·ness, noun
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correlative (kɒˈrɛlətɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
| —n | |
| 3. | either of two things that are correlative |
| 4. | a correlative word |
| cor'relatively | |
| —adv | |
| cor'relativeness | |
| —n | |
| correla'tivity | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
As a correlative to this the converse of this thesis is also true.
These two groups share causative and correlative factors, one of which has only recently become socialized medicine.
The word gentleman has not any correlative abstract to express the quality.
The issues that you raise likely revolve around total solar output, which is not correlative.
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