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. — carlosalberto
We find these same reciprocal counterarguments everywhere.
The ministers will pay reciprocal visits early next year.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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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