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respective |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Respective \Re*spec"tive\ (r?*sp?k"t?v), a. [Cf. F. respectif LL respectivus See {Respect}.] 1. Noticing with attention; hence careful; wary; considerate. [Obs.] If you look upon the church of England with a respective eye, you can not . . . refuse this charge. --A?p. Sandys. 2. Looking towardl having reference to relative, not absolute; as the respective connections of society. 3. Relating to particular persons or things each to each particular; own as they returned to their respective places of abode. 4. Fitted to awaken respect. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. Rendering respect; respectful; regardful. [Obs.] With respective shame, rose, took us by the hands. --Chapman. With thy equals familiar, yet respective. --Lord Burleigh From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: respective adj : considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed" [syn: {respective(a)}, {several(a)}, {various(a)}]
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