correlative
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correlative
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From correlate + -ive or cor- + relative.
adjective more correlative · most correlative
- Mutually related; corresponding. If we reinterpret these phenomena in terms of a consistently game-playing model of behavior, the need to distinguish between primary and secondary gains disappears. The correlative necessity to estimate the relative significance of physiological needs and dammed-up impulses on the one hand, and of s
noun correlatives
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Either of two correlative things.
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
Similar: equivalent, analogue
- A pro-form; a non-personal pronominal, proadjectival, or proadverbial form
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adj mutually related
| Español | correlativo |
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| Français | corrélatif |
noun correlative thing
| Español | correlato |
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noun grammar term
| Français | corrélatif |
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Talk about this word "correlative." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/correlative. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. correlative. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/correlative "correlative." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/correlative.Cite this
@misc{correlative_2026,
title = {correlative},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/correlative},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
