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reciprocal.

Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/
  1. Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.

    not-comparable
    reciprocal love
    reciprocal duties
  2. Mutually interchangeable.

    not-comparable
  3. Expressing mutual action, applied to pronouns and verbs; also in a broad sense: reflexive.

    not-comparable
  4. Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/
  1. The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.

    0.5 is the reciprocal of 2.
  2. A construction expressing mutual action.

Where this word comes from

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”).

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