correlative

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kəˈrɛlətɪv/ UK /kəˈrɛlətɪv/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
mutually related; each implying or complementing the other

Rights and duties are correlative, one entailing the other.

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Synonyms

1 adj · mutually related; each... corresponding reciprocal complementary interdependent correlated

Opposites

independent unrelated disconnected

Word family

Derived forms correlatively

Related forms correlate correlation relative relate

Etymology

From Medieval Latin 'correlativus', from Latin 'cor-' ('together') plus 'relativus' ('having reference to'), from 'relatus', past participle of 'referre' ('to carry back').

correlativus Medieval Latin relatus Latin

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# correlative

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /kəˈrɛlətɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /kəˈrɛlətɪv/

## Meanings
1. mutually related; each implying or complementing the other

## Examples
- Rights and duties are correlative, one entailing the other.

## Synonyms
- corresponding
- reciprocal
- complementary
- interdependent
- correlated

## Antonyms
- independent
- unrelated
- disconnected

## Derived Forms
- correlatively

## Related Forms
- correlate
- correlation
- relative
- relate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: correlativus
- Root: relatus

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin 'correlativus', from Latin 'cor-' ('together') plus 'relativus' ('having reference to'), from 'relatus', past participle of 'referre' ('to carry back').

## AI Etymology
Correlative is an adjective and noun meaning "mutually related; each implying or complementing the other". Historically, it is from Medieval Latin 'correlativus', from Latin 'cor-' ('together') plus 'relativus' ('having reference to'), from 'relatus', past participle of 'referre' ('to carry back'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: correlative is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Medieval Latin correlativus with Latin relatus. Close English family members include correlatively, correlate, correlation, relative, and relate.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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