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reciprocal Definition


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reciprocal
adj
    1a. Giving and receiving, or given and received; mutual;
      Thesaurus: mutual, shared.
    1b. Complementary.
      Thesaurus: corresponding, equivalent, complementary, interchangeable, convertible, interdependent, correlative.
    2. grammar.
      Said of a pronoun: expressing a relationship between two people or things, or mutual action, eg one another in John and Mary love one another.
noun
    1. Something that is reciprocal.
    2. math.
      The value obtained when 1 is divided by the number concerned, eg the reciprocal of 4 is ¼.
Derivative: reciprocality
noun
    Derivative: reciprocally
    adverb
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin reciprocus alternating.



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