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- noun Plural form of
correlative .
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Pronouns, adjectives and adverbs, which are related to each other as corresponding demonstratives, interrogatives, relatives, etc., are called "correlatives".
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto Ivy Kellerman Reed 1922
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Another new feature is the gradual introduction of correlative words in their logical order, and in their proper grammatical categories, before they are called "correlatives," or tabulated.
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto Ivy Kellerman Reed 1922
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"correlatives" so as to display the logical structure of his system.
Rights Wenar, Leif 2007
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Properly given correlatives describe only the relationship
Notes on Aristotle's "Categories" Jonathan Aquino 2009
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Properly given correlatives describe only the relationship
Archive 2009-04-01 Jonathan Aquino 2009
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In "Believing the Lie," as often as not, the terrain and the weather are objective correlatives to the characters' stormy patches.
In Brief: Mysteries 2012
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And, finally, at another missile base I got to hold and twist the launch keys, the objective correlatives of the apocalypse.
How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011
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In most cases, correlatives are simultaneous in nature
Notes on Aristotle's "Categories" Jonathan Aquino 2009
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And, finally, at another missile base I got to hold and twist the launch keys, the objective correlatives of the apocalypse.
How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011
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In most cases, correlatives are simultaneous in nature
Archive 2009-04-01 Jonathan Aquino 2009
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