"correlative" meaning in All languages combined

See correlative on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more correlative [comparative], most correlative [superlative]
Etymology: From correlate + -ive or cor- + relative. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|correlate|ive}} correlate + -ive, {{af|en|cor-|relative}} cor- + relative Head templates: {{en-adj}} correlative (comparative more correlative, superlative most correlative)
  1. Mutually related; corresponding. Derived forms: anticorrelative, autocorrelative, biocorrelative, correlatively, correlativeness, correlativity, decorrelative, noncorrelative Translations (mutually related): korreloiva (Finnish), korrelatiivinen (Finnish), cocheintagh (Manx), correlativo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-correlative-en-adj-Fm83-16g

Noun [English]

Forms: correlatives [plural]
Etymology: From correlate + -ive or cor- + relative. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|correlate|ive}} correlate + -ive, {{af|en|cor-|relative}} cor- + relative Head templates: {{en-noun}} correlative (plural correlatives)
  1. (formal) Either of two correlative things. Tags: formal Synonyms: equivalent, analogue Translations (correlative thing): korrelaatti (Finnish), correlato [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-correlative-en-noun-oi1cyjUj Disambiguation of 'correlative thing': 100 0
  2. (grammar) A pro-form; a non-personal pronominal, proadjectival, or proadverbial form Categories (topical): Grammar, Statistics Translations (grammar term): vaste (Finnish), corrélatif (French)
    Sense id: en-correlative-en-noun-EgndevYk Disambiguation of Statistics: 26 15 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cor-, English terms suffixed with -ive, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 10 56 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cor-: 29 14 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 34 12 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 13 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 10 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 6 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 11 62 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 12 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 27 11 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 29 10 62 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'grammar term': 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: objective correlative

Adjective [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form}} correlative
  1. feminine plural of correlativo Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: correlativo
    Sense id: en-correlative-it-adj-EjRe7v5e Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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