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correlatives

correlatives is the plural of correlative.

Meaning of correlative

Noun

correlative (plural correlatives)

  1. (formal) 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...1951, Hannah Arendt, “The Political Emancipation of the Bourgeoisie”, in The Origins of Totalitarianism (A Harvest/HBJ Book), new edition, San Diego, Calif.; New York, N.Y.: Harcourt Brace...
    Synonyms:
    equivalent, analogue
  2. A pro-form; a non-personal pronominal, proadjectival, or proadverbial form

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Phrases with correlatives

Questions about correlatives

What is correlatives the plural of?
Correlatives is the plural of correlative.

Words near correlatives in the dictionary

  1. correlationship
  2. correlationships
  3. correlative
  4. correlatively
  5. correlativeness
  6. correlatives
  7. correlativism
  8. correlativity
  9. correlator
  10. correlators
  11. correlatory

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