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   RESPECTIVE definition: 1. relating or belonging to each of the separate people or things you have just mentioned: 2…. Learn more.

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     RESPECTIVE meaning: 1. relating or belonging to each of the...

   • Znaczenie Respective, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     RESPECTIVE definicja: 1. relating or belonging to each of...

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     RESPECTIVE translate: respectivo, respectivo. Learn more in...

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     respective translate: odpowiedni, poszczególny,...

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     RESPECTIVE translate: respectivo, respectivo /...

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     RESPECTIVE translate: соответственный . Learn more in the...

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   Define respective. respective synonyms, respective pronunciation, respective translation, English dictionary definition of respective. adj. Relating to two or more persons or things regarded individually; particular: successful in their respective fields. re·spec′tive·ness n.

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   The meaning of RESPECTIVE is particular, separate. How to use respective in a sentence.

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   pertaining individually or severally to each of a number of persons, things, etc.; particular: I will now discuss the respective merits of the candidates. Synonyms: corresponding, individual, separate. Antonyms: irrespective. respective. / rɪˈspɛktɪv / adjective. belonging or relating separately to each of several people or things; several.

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   What does the adjective respective mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective respective , eight of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Definition of respective adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does respective mean?

   • Define respective. respective synonyms, respective pronunciation, respective translation, English dictionary definition of respective. adj. Relating to two or more persons or things regarded individually; particular: successful in their respective fields. re·spec′tive·ness n.

   Respective - definition of respective by The Free Dictionary

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   What does respectiveness mean?

   • Relating to two or more persons or things regarded individually; particular: successful in their respective fields. re·spec′tive·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   What does'respective' mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! RESPECTIVE definition: 1. relating or belonging to each of the separate people or things you have just mentioned: 2…. Learn more.

   RESPECTIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   How to use the term 'respective' in a sentence?

   • According to many dictionaries, such as Longman, the term “respective” is used before a plural noun to refer to the different things that belong to each separate person or thing mentioned. However, I often see it used with a singular noun, as shown in this example (cited from an Internet site).

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   Where did the word respective come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective respective is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for respective is from around 1454, in the writing of Reginald Pecock, bishop of Chichester and religious author. respective is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin respectivus.

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   What is the meaning of the word'relative'?

   • As relates individually to each of two or more persons or things; several. They went their respective ways. Worthy of respect. Heedful; attentive. Lord Burleigh. With thy equals familiar, yet respective. They are the respective owners. They were all of equivalent power to him in their respective countries.

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   Respective definition: Relating to two or more persons or things regarded individually; particular.