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respective

[ ri-spek-tiv ]

adjective

  1. pertaining individually or severally to each of a number of persons, things, etc.; particular:

    I will now discuss the respective merits of the candidates.

    Synonyms: , ,

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respective

/ °ùɪˈ²õ±èÉ›°ì³Ùɪ±¹ /

adjective

  1. belonging or relating separately to each of several people or things; several

    we took our respective ways home

  2. an archaic word for respectful
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • °ù±ðˈ²õ±è±ð³¦³Ù¾±±¹±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð·²õ±è±ð³¦î€ƒt¾±±¹±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of respective1

First recorded in 1515–25; from Medieval Latin °ù±ð²õ±è±ð³¦³ÙÄ«±¹³Ü²õ, equivalent to Latin respect(us) ( respect ( def ) ) + -Ä«±¹³Ü²õ -ive ( def )
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It may also be why a lot of the audience out there cannot remember our character names because what he does so brilliantly is reflect these women onto our respective lives.

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Those troops now meet with U.S. agents a few times a week and conduct synchronous patrols on their respective sides of the border, Stalnaker said.

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When he was reported missing on 5 March, supporters, the town and its respective football and rugby league clubs rallied in the search for the 54-year-old amid a huge public response.

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As for the longer term, powerful parties are already competing to advance their respective visions of reconstruction.

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Both she and I have been doing our respective jobs long enough to have witnessed previous right-leaning Congresses target public media.

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