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  1. 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.

  2. Respective, respectively. | Grammarist. | Usage. Both respective (meaning each separately according to its own situation) and its adverbial form, respectively, are often used unnecessarily. The words are called for when the distinction matters, or when not including them could cause confusion—for example: Glen Mazzara and Adam Fierro complete ...

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

  4. When two people each have something of their own, it's their respective thing. In a boxing match, the opponents each start in their respective or individual corners.

  5. Find 11 different ways to say RESPECTIVE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

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  7. respective in American English. (rɪˈspɛktɪv ) adjective. 1. as relates individually to each of two or more persons or things; several. they went their respective ways. 2. Obsolete. worthy of respect.

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