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respective
What does respective mean?
respective (adjective): considered individually.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce respective?
/ɹɪˈspɛktɪv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does respective come from?
Borrowed from Medieval Latin respectivus, from Latin respectus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “respective” mean?
being of use or service
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low or reduced in price
Not quite: that's what cheap means.
wide in extent or scope
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considered individually
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