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Reciprocal   /rɪsˈɪprəkəl/   Listen
Reciprocal

adjective
1.
Concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return.  Synonym: mutual.  "Reciprocal trade" , "Mutual respect" , "Reciprocal privileges at other clubs"
2.
Of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function.
noun
1.
Something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else.
2.
(mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7.  Synonym: multiplicative inverse.
3.
Hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype.  Synonym: reciprocal cross.



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"Reciprocal" Quotes from Famous Books



... We will renew the times of Truth and Justice, Condensing in a fair free commonwealth Not rash equality but equal rights, 170 Proportioned like the columns to the temple, Giving and taking strength reciprocal, And making firm the whole with grace and beauty, So that no part could be removed without Infringement of the general symmetry. In operating this great change, I claim To be one of you—if you trust in me; If not, strike home,—my life is compromised, And I would rather ...
— The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 4 • Lord Byron
... hour;—"according to the laws of conviviality, a certificate from a sheriff's officer, a doctor, or an undertaker, are the only pleas which are admissible. The duties which invitation imposes do not fall only on the persons invited, but, like all other social duties, are reciprocal. ...
— The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual • William Kitchiner
... is largely reciprocal, and when one of the parties has lost his power of response the key is gone. If the lock won't yield to the key, you are satisfied that the key is the wrong one, no matter how much it looks like the right one. I think I could tell my dog from a thousand other ...
— Pebbles on the Shore • Alpha of the Plough (Alfred George Gardiner)
... reciprocal duties of the State and its citizens receive comparatively little prominence in the New Testament. But they are never treated with disparagement or contempt. During our Lord's earthly life the supreme power belonged to the Roman ...
— Christianity and Ethics - A Handbook of Christian Ethics • Archibald B. C. Alexander
... young woman to fall into a clear pond, omens decided good fortune and reciprocal love. If muddy, ...
— 10,000 Dreams Interpreted • Gustavus Hindman Miller


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