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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Respective \Re*spec"tive\ (r?*sp?k"t?v), adjective [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) 2.0 [wn]:
respective
adjective: considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed" [syn: {respective(a)}, {several(a)}, {various(a)}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
56 Moby Thesaurus words for "respective": absolute, certain, common, communal, commutual, concrete, conjoint, corresponding, defined, definite, detailed, determinate, different, distinct, distinguished, distributional, distributive, equal, esoteric, especial, even stephen, exceptional, express, extraordinary, fifty-fifty, fixed, half, half-and-half, halvers, individual, inner, intimate, joint, minute, mutual, noteworthy, own, particular, per capita, per head, personal, pertinent, precise, private, pro rata, proportional, proportionate, prorated, relevant, separate, several, singular, solipsistic, special, specific, two-way
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