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  1. reciprocal
    [rəˈsiprək(ə)l]
    adjective
    reciprocal (adjective)
    1. given, felt, or done in return:
      "she was hoping for some reciprocal comment or gesture"
      Similar:
      given/felt in return
      • (of an agreement or obligation) bearing on or binding each of two parties equally:
        "the treaty is a bilateral commitment with reciprocal rights and duties"
        • (of a course or bearing) differing from a given course or bearing by 180 degrees:
          "he took up a reciprocal heading and dropped down to 2,000 ft"
          • mathematics
            (of a quantity or function) related to another so that their product is one.
            noun
            reciprocal (noun)
            reciprocals (plural noun)
            1. mathematics
              a mathematical expression or function so related to another that their product is one; the quantity obtained by dividing the number one by a given quantity:
              "the compressibility is the reciprocal of the bulk modulus"
              • grammar
                a pronoun or verb expressing mutual action or relationship, e.g. each other, fight.
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                Pronunciation
                adjective
                rəˈsiprək(ə)l
                Tone

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                Origin
                late 16th century: from Latin reciprocus (based on re- ‘back’ + pro- ‘forward’) + -al.
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