corelative
[ kuh-rel-uh-tiv ]
/ kəˈrɛl ə tɪv /
adjective, noun Chiefly British.
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OTHER WORDS FROM corelative
co·rel·a·tive·ly, adverbWords nearby corelative
coreference, coreferential, coreid bug, corelate, corelation, corelative, coreligionist, corella, corelli, corelysis, coremaker
Definition for corelative (2 of 2)
correlative
[ kuh-rel-uh-tiv ]
/ kəˈrɛl ə tɪv /
adjective
so related that each implies or complements the other.
being in correlation; mutually related.
Grammar. answering to or complementing one another and regularly used in association, as either and or, not only and but.
Biology. (of a typical structure of an organism) found in correlation with another.
noun
either of two things, as two terms, that are correlative.
Grammar. a correlative expression.
Also especially British, co·rel·a·tive.
Origin of correlative
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It can only be studied in relation to its corelative matter, the body.
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British Dictionary definitions for corelative
correlative
/ (kɒˈrɛlətɪv) /
adjective
in mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationship; corresponding
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
either of two things that are correlative
a correlative word
Derived forms of correlative
correlatively, adverbcorrelativeness or correlativity, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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