Correlative
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Correlative is an adjective meaning Mutually related; corresponding.
Meaning
Mutually related; corresponding.
More Meanings
- (formal) Either of two correlative things.
- (grammar) A pro-form; a non-personal pronominal, proadjectival, or proadverbial form
Example Sentences
The actual motivation for this separation was a curious mixture of arrogance and respect: the new arrogance of the administrators abroad who faced 'backward populations' or 'lower breeds' found its correlative in the respect of old-fashioned statesmen at home who felt that no nation had the right to impose its law upon a foreign people.
Word Forms
- correlatives
Synonyms for correlative
Depending on context, synonyms include equivalent, analogue, related, reciprocal, correlate, correlated.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include correlated, correlate, reciprocal, related, corresponding, interrelated.
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