If one thing is a correlativeof another, the first thing is caused by the second thing, or occurs together with it.
[formal]
Man has rights only in so far as they are a correlative of duty. [+ of]
correlative in British English
(kɒˈrɛlətɪv)
adjective
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
noun
3.
either of two things that are correlative
4.
a correlative word
Derived forms
correlatively (corˈrelatively)
adverb
correlativeness (corˈrelativeness) or correlativity (corˌrelaˈtivity)
noun
correlative in American English
(kəˈrɛlətɪv)
adjective
1.
having or involving a mutual relationship; reciprocally dependent
correlative rights and duties
2. Grammar
expressing mutual relation and used in pairs
In “neither Tom nor I can go,” “neither” and “nor” are correlative conjunctions
noun
3.
a thing closely related to something else
4.
a correlative word
Derived forms
correlatively (corˈrelatively)
adverb
correlativity (corˌrelaˈtivity)
noun
Word origin
ML correlativus
Examples of 'correlative' in a sentence
correlative
And the correlative was that he didn't know her, knew nothing of her.
Appiganesi, Lisa DREAMS OF INNOCENCE (2001)
The lazy summer scene was a very poor objective correlative to my current mood of leaping anxiety and jangled suspense.