mutual.
Having the same relationship, each to each other.
Meaning & usage
Having the same relationship, each to each other.
They were mutual enemies.
Collective, done or held in common.
Mutual insurance.
Reciprocal.
They had mutual fear of each other.
Possessed in common.
They had been introduced by a mutual friend.
Owned by the members.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus. Displaced native Old English ġemǣne.
A mutual fund.
A mutual organization.
Either of a pair of people who follow each other's social media accounts.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus. Displaced native Old English ġemǣne.
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