reciprocal
Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the…Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.
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Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.
reciprocal love
reciprocal duties
gegenseitig, reziprok
взаи́мныйvzaímnyj, обою́дныйobojúdnyj
взає́мнийvzajémnyj
concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
(not comparable)Mutually interchangeable.
(not comparable)Expressing mutual action, applied to pronouns and verbs; also in a broad sense: reflexive.
(not comparable)Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities.
entgegengesetzt, umgekehrt
обра́тныйobrátnyj
Examples
12 sentencesFind the reciprocal of this fraction.
The reciprocal of one-half is two.
Corresponding squares are squares of reciprocal zugzwang.
deEntsprechende Felder sind Felder des reziproken Zugzwangs.
We find these same reciprocal counterarguments everywhere.
The ministers will pay reciprocal visits early next year.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin reciprocus, possibly from a phrase such as reque proque (“back and forth, to anFrom Latin reciprocus, possibly from a phrase such as reque proque (“back and forth, to and fro”), from re- (“back”), prō (“forwards”) and -que (“and”).
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Synonyms
16 synonyms- concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return:mutual