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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
reciprocal /rɪˈsɪprək(ə)l/
▶adjective
  • 1 given, felt, or done in return.
  • 2 (of an agreement or arrangement) bearing on or binding two parties equally.
  • 3 Grammar (of a pronoun or verb) expressing mutual action or relationship.
  • 4 (of a course or bearing) opposite in direction.
▶noun
  • 1 Mathematics the quantity obtained by dividing the number one by a given quantity.
  • 2 Grammar a reciprocal pronoun or verb.
– derivatives
reciprocality noun,
reciprocally adverb.
– origin C16: from L. reciprocus (based on re- ‘back’ + pro- ‘forward’) + -al.



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