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respective

res·pec·tive

US/ɹɪˈspɛktɪv/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

considered individually

  • “the respective club members”
  • “specialists in their several fields”
  • “the various reports all agreed”
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Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin respectivus, from Latin respectus. By surface analysis, respect + -ive.

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