reciprocal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/
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Etymology
From Latin reciprocus, possibly from a phrase such as reque proque (“back and forth, to and fro”), from re- (“back”), prō (“forwards”) and -que (“and”).
Meanings
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(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
Let our reciprocall vowes be remembred.
c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vi], page 304, column 2:a reciprocal invitation to lunch
reciprocal duties
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(not-comparable) Mutually interchangeable.
These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined.
1725, Isaac Watts, Logick: Or, The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry after Truth, […], 2nd edition, London: […] John Clark and Richard Hett, […], Emanuel Matthews, […], and Richard Ford, […], published 1726, →OCLC:
- (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.
Deriveds
nonreciprocal · prime reciprocal magic square · reciprocally · recipromantic · reciprocalness · reciprocalization · unreciprocal · reciprocality · reciprocal pronoun · irreciprocal · reciprocal altruism · reciprocalize · antireciprocal · reciprocal proportion · reciprocal IVF · reciprocal lattice
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Synonyms
correlative · interrelated · contrary · reciprocating · opposite · inverted · reciprocative · two-way · commutual · mutual · corresponding · inverse · reflexive · reciprocal · converse · cross
Translations (79)
nb gjensidig (done, given, felt, or owed in return) · ro reciproc (done by each of two people towards the other) · id timbal balik (done by each of two people towards the other) · cs reciproký (done by each of two people towards the other) · nb gjensidig (done by each of two people towards the other) · fi päinvastainen (done, given, felt, or owed in return) · be узае́мны (done by each of two people towards the other) · hu viszonzó (done, given, felt, or owed in return) · pl obustronny (done by each of two people towards the other) · sl vzajemen (done by each of two people towards the other) · hu viszonos (done by each of two people towards the other) · hu kölcsönös (grammar: expressing mutual action, applied to pronouns and verbs) · mi whakautuutu (done, given, felt, or owed in return) · ka თანაზიარი (done by each of two people towards the other) · sh uzajaman (done by each of two people towards the other) · hu viszont- (done, given, felt, or owed in return) · es al revés (done, given, felt, or owed in return) · vi đối ứng (done by each of two people towards the other) · mk взаемен (done by each of two people towards the other) · nn gjensidig (done by each of two people towards the other) · mi whakautuutu (done by each of two people towards the other) · cmn 相互 (done by each of two people towards the other) · tr karşılıklı (done by each of two people towards the other) · ro reciprocă (done by each of two people towards the other) · fr réciproque (done by each of two people towards the other) · cmn 互相 (done by each of two people towards the other) · da reciprok (done by each of two people towards the other) · ru взаи́мный (done by each of two people towards the other) · es mutuo (done by each of two people towards the other) · cy dwyochrog (done by each of two people towards the other) · sv ömsesidig (done by each of two people towards the other) · ca mutu (done by each of two people towards the other) · kk ортақ (grammar: expressing mutual action, applied to pronouns and verbs) · vo rezipik (done by each of two people towards the other) · ca recíproc (done by each of two people towards the other) · uk взає́мний (done by each of two people towards the other) · ro invers (done, given, felt, or owed in return) · bg взаи́мен (done by each of two people towards the other) · de umgekehrt (done, given, felt, or owed in return) · la reciprocus (done by each of two people towards the other) · ka ორმხრივი (done by each of two people towards the other) · de gegenseitig (done by each of two people towards the other) · lt savitarpinis (done by each of two people towards the other) · fr réciproque (grammar: expressing mutual action, applied to pronouns and verbs) · ka ურთიერთზიარი (done by each of two people towards the other) · hu kölcsönös (done by each of two people towards the other) · es recíproco (done by each of two people towards the other) · ka საპასუხო (done, given, felt, or owed in return) · de entgegengesetzt (done, given, felt, or owed in return) · pl zwrotny (grammar: expressing mutual action, applied to pronouns and verbs) · ar مُتَبَادَل (done by each of two people towards the other) · de reziprok (done by each of two people towards the other) · bg реципро́чен (done, given, felt, or owed in return) · gl recíproco (done by each of two people towards the other) · pl obopólny (done by each of two people towards the other) · hi पारस्परिक (done by each of two people towards the other) · sh узајаман (done by each of two people towards the other) · ca a l'inrevés (done, given, felt, or owed in return) · sk vzájomný (done by each of two people towards the other) · vi đối ứng (done, given, felt, or owed in return) · cy cilyddol (done by each of two people towards the other) · ru обою́дный (done by each of two people towards the other) · tr çift taraflı (done by each of two people towards the other) · nn gjensidig (done, given, felt, or owed in return) · eo reciproka (done by each of two people towards the other) · ka ნაცვალგების (done, given, felt, or owed in return) · pl wzajemny (done by each of two people towards the other) · hi आपसी (done by each of two people towards the other) · el αμοιβαίος (done by each of two people towards the other) · fi vastavuoroinen (done by each of two people towards the other) · he הדדי (done by each of two people towards the other) · cmn 互惠 (done by each of two people towards the other) · cs vzájemný (done by each of two people towards the other) · ca al revés (done, given, felt, or owed in return) · pl odwrotny (done, given, felt, or owed in return) · cy cilyddol (done, given, felt, or owed in return) · pt recíproco (done by each of two people towards the other) · ru обра́тный (done, given, felt, or owed in return) · la mūtuus (done by each of two people towards the other)