RECIPROCAL


Meaning of RECIPROCAL in English

n.

Pronunciation: ri- ' si-pr ə -k ə l

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin reciprocus returning the same way, alternating

Date: 1570

1 a : inversely related : OPPOSITE b : of, constituting, or resulting from paired crosses in which the kind that supplies the male parent of the first cross supplies the female parent of the second cross and vice versa

2 : shared, felt, or shown by both sides

3 : serving to reciprocate : consisting of or functioning as a return in kind <the reciprocal devastation of nuclear war>

4 a : mutually corresponding <agreed to extend reciprocal privileges to each other's citizens> b : marked by or based on reciprocity < reciprocal trade agreements>

– re · cip · ro · cal · ly \ -k( ə -)l ē \ adverb

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