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respective definition

re·spec·tive (ri spek′tiv)

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
  3. Obsolete heedful; attentive

Etymology: ML respectivus < L respectus: see respect

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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