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- [ri-sip-ruh-kuh l]
- /rɪˈsɪp rə kəl/
- /rɪˈsɪp.rə.kəl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ri-sip-ruh-kuh l]
- /rɪˈsɪp rə kəl/
Definitions of reciprocal word
- adjective reciprocal given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect. 1
- adjective reciprocal given, performed, felt, etc., in return: reciprocal aid. 1
- adjective reciprocal corresponding; matching; complementary; equivalent: reciprocal privileges at other health clubs. 1
- adjective reciprocal Grammar. (of a pronoun or verb) expressing mutual relationship or action: “Each other” and “one another” are reciprocal pronouns. 1
- adjective reciprocal inversely related or proportional; opposite. 1
- adjective reciprocal Mathematics. noting expressions, relations, etc., involving reciprocals: a reciprocal function. 1
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Origin of reciprocal
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Latin reciproc(us) returning, reciprocal + -al1
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Parts of speech for Reciprocal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reciprocal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
reciprocal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for reciprocal
noun reciprocal
- analog — Analog technology involves measuring, storing, or recording an infinitely variable amount of information by using physical quantities such as voltage.
- bedmate — bedfellow (def 1).
- classmate — Your classmates are students who are in the same class as you at school or college.
- co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
- co-worker — Your co-workers are the people you work with, especially people on the same job or project as you.
adj reciprocal
- bilateral — Bilateral negotiations, meetings, or agreements, involve only the two groups or countries that are directly concerned.
- coacting — Present participle of coact.
- coactive — acting together.
- coefficient — A coefficient is a number that expresses a measurement of a particular quality of a substance or object under specified conditions.
adjective reciprocal
- coadjuvant — Cooperating.
- companion — A companion is someone who you spend time with or who you are travelling with.
- completory — serving the purpose of completing
- equivalent — Equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.
- exchangeable — Able to be exchanged.
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