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kəˈrɛl ə tɪvcor·rel·a·tive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. correlate, correlativeadjective

    either of two or more related or complementary variables

  2. correlative, correlate, correlatedadjective

    mutually related

  3. correlativeadjective

    expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation

    "correlative conjunctions"

Wiktionary

  1. correlativenoun

    Either of two correlative things.

  2. correlativenoun

    A pro-form; a non-personal pronominal, proadjectival, or proadverbal form, in Esperanto regularly formed, indicating which?, that, some, none, and every, as applied to people, things, type, place, manner, reason, time, or quantity, as: kiu 'who' (which person?), iu 'someone' (some person), tie 'there' (that place), ie 'everywhere' (all places), etc.

  3. correlativeadjective

    mutually related; corresponding

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Correlativeadjective

    Having a reciprocal relation, so that the existence of one in a particular state depends upon the existence of another.

    Etymology: con and relativus, Latin.

    Father and son, husband and wife, and such other correlative terms, seem nearly to belong one to another. South.

    Giving is a relative action, and so requires a correlative to answer it: giving, on one part, transfers no property, unless there be an accepting on the other. Robert South, Sermons.

Wikipedia

  1. Correlative

    In grammar, a correlative is a word that is paired with another word with which it functions to perform a single function but from which it is separated in the sentence. In English, examples of correlative pairs are both–and, either–or, neither–nor, the–the ("the more the better"), so–that ("it ate so much food that it burst"), and if–then. In the Romance languages, the demonstrative pro-forms function as correlatives with the relative pro-forms, as autant–que in French; in English, demonstratives are not used in such constructions, which depend on the relative only: "I saw what you did", rather than *"I saw that, what you did".

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  1. correlative

    Correlative is a term in grammar referring to a pair of words or phrases that are used together to enhance the meaning of each other or to establish a specific relationship between elements within a sentence. These pairs typically appear in balanced or parallel structures. Examples of correlative pairs include "either-or," "neither-nor," "both-and," "not only-but also," and "whether-or." Moreover, the term 'correlative' can also refer to something that has a mutual, reciprocal relationship with another thing.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Correlativeadjective

    having or indicating a reciprocal relation

  2. Correlativenoun

    one who, or that which, stands in a reciprocal relation, or is correlated, to some other person or thing

  3. Correlativenoun

    the antecedent of a pronoun

  4. Etymology: [Cf. F. corrlatif.]

Entomology

  1. Correlative

    of a correlated nature; see correlated.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of correlative in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of correlative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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  • متلازمArabic
  • vaste, korreloiva, korrelatiivinen, korrelaattiFinnish
  • cocheintaghManx

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  • Nayade de Cumbe
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    Correlativo in Spanish means continuous, successive, gradual, progressive. It has a different meaning than English. It's a faux amic.
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