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respective
(redirected from respectiveness)

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re·spec·tive  (r-spktv)
adj.
Relating to two or more persons or things regarded individually; particular: successful in their respective fields.

re·spective·ness n.

respective [rɪˈspɛktɪv]
adj
1. belonging or relating separately to each of several people or things; several we took our respective ways home
2. an archaic word for respectful
respectiveness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.respectiverespective - considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed"
individual, single - being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"

respective
adjective specific, own, several, individual, personal, particular, various, separate, relevant, corresponding They went into their respective bedrooms.
Translations
respective [rɪsˈpektɪv] ADJrespectivo
respective [rɪˈspɛktɪv] adjrespectif/ive
respective
adjjeweilig; we took our respective partners/glasseswir nahmen jeder unseren Partner/unser Glas, wir nahmen unsere jeweiligen Partner/Gläser; they each have their respective meritsjeder von ihnen hat seine eigenen Vorteile
respective [rɪsˈpɛktɪv] adjrispettivo/a
respective [rɪsˈpɛktɪv] adjrispettivo/a


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