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1. respective(a), several(a), various(a)(adj)

   considered individually

   "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed"

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1. respective(Adjective)

   involving two or more people or things, in reference to them as individuals

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1. Respective(adj)

   noticing with attention; hence, careful; wary; considerate

2. Respective(adj)

   looking towardl having reference to; relative, not absolute; as, the respective connections of society

3. Respective(adj)

   relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own; as, they returned to their respective places of abode

4. Respective(adj)

   fitted to awaken respect

5. Respective(adj)

   rendering respect; respectful; regardful

Origin: [Cf. F. respectif, LL. respectivus. See Respect.]

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'respective' in Adjectives Frequency: #898

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of respective in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of respective in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of respective in a Sentence

1. Anuj Somany:

   It is senseless to request to the most people to be true to their respective themselves.

2. Anuj Somany:

   The stupids laugh by showing own teeth on being called the slaves of their respective wives.

3. Heather Nauert:

   We will reconvene when our respective schedules permit. Ongoing conversations continue to take place.

4. James Buchanan:

   ...slavery in the states is beyond the reach of any human power except that of the respective states...

5. Anuj Somany:

   Aged women go to temple very less for worship and more for gossip about their respective daughter-in-laws.

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