reciprocal
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reciprocal
- /ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/
Where it comes from
From Latin reciprocus, possibly from a phrase such as reque proque (“back and forth, to and fro”), from re- (“back”), prō (“forwards”) and -que (“and”).
adjective
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Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.
reciprocal love
Similar: reciprocating
- Mutually interchangeable. These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined.
- Expressing mutual action, applied to pronouns and verbs; also in a broad sense: reflexive.
- Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities.
Similar: mutual, two-way, contrary, opposite, converse, inverse, inverted, cross, reflexive, commutual, correlative, corresponding, interrelated, reciprocal, reciprocative
noun reciprocals
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The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.
0.5 is the reciprocal of 2.
Similar: multiplicative inverse
- A construction expressing mutual action. Depending on where reciprocalization applies (syntax vs. lexicon), the relevant reciprocal verbs are claimed to exhibit specific properties, in particular: (i) syntactic reciprocals are fully productive whereas lexical reciprocals have only limited productivity; […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: reciprocative, mutual, complementary, interactive, interchangeable, correlative, interactional, reciprocatory, reciprocating, vindicatory, inverse, retributory, retributive, retaliative, retaliatory, avenging
adjective
Similar: mutual, two-way, contrary, opposite, converse, inverse, inverted, cross, reflexive, commutual, correlative, corresponding, interrelated, reciprocal, reciprocative
Translations
Every language
adj done by each of two people towards the other
| Español | mutuo, recíproco |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 相互 xiānghù, 互相 hùxiāng, 互惠 hùhuì |
| हिन्दी | आपसी āpsī, पारस्परिक pārasparik |
| Português | recíproco |
| Français | réciproque |
| Deutsch | gegenseitig, reziprok |
| Ελληνικά | αμοιβαίος amoivaíos |
| Română | reciproc, reciprocă |
| Русский | взаи́мный vzaímnyj, обою́дный obojúdnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | đối ứng |
| العربية | مُتَبَادَل mutabādal |
| עברית | הדדי hadadi |
adj grammar: expressing mutual action, applied to pronouns and verbs
| Français | réciproque |
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title = {reciprocal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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