correlativity
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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Correlativity
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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 | |
| correlative (kɒˈrɛlətɪv) | |
| —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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