CORRELATIVE

correlative

(adjective) expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation; “correlative conjunctions”

correlative, correlate, correlated

(adjective) mutually related

correlate, correlative

(noun) either of two or more related or complementary variables

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

correlative (comparative more correlative, superlative most correlative)

Mutually related; corresponding.

Noun

correlative (plural correlatives)

Either of two correlative things.

(grammar) A pro-form; a non-personal pronominal, proadjectival, or proadverbial form

Source: Wiktionary

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Cor*rel"a*tive (kr-rl"-tv), a. Etym: [Cf. F. corrélatif.]

Definition: Having or indicating a reciprocal relation. Father and son, prince and subject, stranger and citizen, are correlative terms. Hume.

Cor*rel"a*tive, n.

1. One who, or that which, stands in a reciprocal relation, or is correlated, to some other person or thing. Locke. Spiritual things and spiritual men are correlatives. Spelman.

2. (Gram.)

Definition: The antecedent of a pronoun.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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