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correlative

/kəˈrelətɪv/adjective

उच्चारण करेलटिव

सहसंबंधी, परस्पर संबद्ध

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adjective
  1. 1

    formal

    closely connected with sth else, so that one depends on or changes with the other

    सहसंबंधी, परस्पर संबद्ध

    • Rights and duties are correlative.
    • Rising prices and correlative wage demands followed.

    Synonyms corresponding interdependent related

  2. 2

    grammar

    (of words) used in pairs to join two parts of a sentence, as 'either … or' and 'not only … but also'

    (व्याकरण) सहसंबंधी, युग्मबद्ध

    • 'Neither … nor' is a correlative conjunction.
noun
  1. 1

    [C] formal

    a thing that is closely connected with or corresponds to another

    सहसंबंधी वस्तु

    • Freedom has responsibility as its correlative.
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§Grammar and usage

Correlative conjunctions come in fixed pairs: either … or, neither … nor, not only … but also, both … and, no sooner … than, hardly … when.

Grammar: Correlative conjunctions निश्चित जोड़ों में आते हैं: either … or, neither … nor, not only … but also, both … and, no sooner … than, hardly … when।