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corelative

[ kuh-rel-uh-tiv ]
/ kəˈrɛl ə tɪv /
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adjective, noun Chiefly British.

correlative.

Nearby words

  1. coreference,
  2. coreferential,
  3. coreid bug,
  4. corelate,
  5. corelation,
  6. corelatively,
  7. coreligionist,
  8. corella,
  9. corelli,
  10. corelli, arcangelo

Origin of corelative

co- + relative
Related formsco·rel·a·tive·ly, adverb

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

From the Medieval Latin word correlātīvus, dating back to 1520–30. See cor-, relative
Related forms
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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 Formscorrelatively, adverbcorrelativeness or correlativity, noun
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