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reciprocally
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial reciprocally has 3 senses
- reciprocally(r = adv.all) in return - (often followed by `for') in exchange or in reciprocation; "gave up our seats on the plane and in return received several hundred dollars and seats on the next plane out"; "we get many benefits in return for our taxes"
- reciprocally(r = adv.all) mutually - in a mutual or shared manner; "the agreement was mutually satisfactory"; "the goals of the negotiators were not reciprocally exclusive"
- reciprocally(r = adv.all) inversely - in an inverse or contrary manner; "inversely related"; "wavelength and frequency are, of course, related reciprocally"
CIDE DICTIONARY
reciprocally, adv.
- In a reciprocal manner; so that each affects the other, and is equally affected by it; interchangeably; mutually. [1913 Webster]"These two particles do reciprocally affect each other with the same force." [1913 Webster]
- In the manner of reciprocals. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
reciprocally
Correlation
N correlation, reciprocalness, reciprocity, reciprocation, mutuality, correlation, interdependence, interrelation, connection, link, association, interchange, exchange, barter, reciprocator, reprocitist, reciprocal, mutual, commutual, correlative, reciprocative, interrelated, closely related, alternate, interchangeable, interdependent, international, complemental, complementary, mutually, mutatis mutandis, vice versa, each other, one another, by turns, reciprocally, happy in our mutual help.
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