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correlative
cor·rel·a·tive [ kə réllətiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. being correlates: in a mutual or complementary relationship
2. grammar together but not adjacent: functioning together but not usually adjacent, as the conjunctions "either" and "or"


noun  (plural cor·rel·a·tives)
Definition:
 
1. 
Same as  correlaten (sense 1)

2. grammar correlative word: a word, especially a conjunction, that functions with another but is not usually adjacent to it

cor·rel·a·tive·ly adverb
cor·rel·a·tive·ness noun
cor·rel·a·tiv·i·ty [ kə rèllə tívvətee ] noun
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