What does "respectively" mean?
Respectively: Relatively; not absolutely. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
Additional senses
- 2.Partially; with respect to private views. [Obs.]
- 3.With respect; regardfully. [Obs.] Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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