1. things that have a mutual relationship or connection with each other
Usage: plural form
2. pairs of words or phrases that work together to connect ideas in a sentence
Usage: grammar; linguistics

Examples

• The teacher explained that supply and demand are economic correlatives.
• Rights and responsibilities are natural correlatives in any democratic society.
• Either/or and neither/nor are common correlatives in English grammar.
• The correlatives both/and help emphasize two related points.
• Students must learn to use correlatives like not only/but also correctly.
• The correlatives of cause and effect appear throughout the scientific method.