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correlative
cor·rel·a·tive C0660000 (kə-rĕl′ə-tĭv)adj.1. Related; corresponding.2. Grammar Indicating a reciprocal or complementary relationship: a correlative conjunction.n.1. Either of two correlative entities; a correlate.2. Grammar A correlative word or expression.
cor·rel′a·tive·ly adv.correlative (kɒˈrɛlətɪv) adj1. in mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relationship; corresponding2. (Grammar) 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 drankn3. either of two things that are correlative4. (Grammar) a correlative word corˈrelatively adv corˈrelativeness, corˌrelaˈtivity ncor•rel•a•tive (kəˈrɛl ə tɪv)
adj. 1. so related that each implies or complements the other. 2. being in correlation; mutually related. 3. Gram. answering to or complementing one another and regularly used in association, as either and or, or no sooner and than. n. 4. either of two things, as two terms, that are correlative. 5. a correlative expression. [1520–30; < Medieval Latin] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  correlative - either of two or more related or complementary variablescorrelatevariable quantity, variable - a quantity that can assume any of a set of values | | Adj. | 1. | correlative - mutually relatedcorrelate, correlatedrelated, related to - being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics ; "painting and the related arts"; "school-related activities"; "related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces" | | 2. | correlative - expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation; "correlative conjunctions"grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)reciprocal, mutual - concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return; "reciprocal aid"; "reciprocal trade"; "mutual respect"; "reciprocal privileges at other clubs" |
correlativenounSomething closely resembling or analogous to something else:analogue, congener, correlate, correspondent, counterpart, match, parallel.TranslationsCorrelative
Related to Correlative: objective correlativeCorrelativeHaving a reciprocal relationship in that the existence of one relationship normally implies the existence of the other. Mother and child, and duty and claim, are correlative terms. In the law governing gas and oil transactions, a correlative right is the opportunity of each owner of land making up part of a common source of supply of oil and gas to produce an equitable share of such products. In the law governing Water Rights, the correlative rights doctrine gives the individual owners of land overlying a strata of percolating waters limited rights to use the water reasonably when there is not enough water to meet the needs of everyone in the area. CORRELATIVE. This term is used to designate those things, one of which cannot exist without another; for example, father and child; mountain and valley, &c. Law, obligation, right, and duty, are therefore correlative to each other. correlative
Related to correlative: objective correlativeSynonyms for correlativenoun something closely resembling or analogous to something elseSynonyms- analogue
- congener
- correlate
- correspondent
- counterpart
- match
- parallel
Synonyms for correlativenoun either of two or more related or complementary variablesSynonymsRelated Words- variable quantity
- variable
adj mutually relatedSynonymsRelated Wordsadj expressing a reciprocal or complementary relationRelated Words |