respective
respective
Definition
re·spec·tive (ri spek′tiv)
adjective
- as relates individually to each of two or more persons or things; several they went their respective ways
- Obsolete worthy of respect
- Obsolete heedful; attentive
Etymology: ML respectivus < L respectus: see respect
respective
Synonyms
respective
modif.
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Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- owner: All group data is Copyright to its respective owners.
- holder: All trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
- author: Work submitted by members remains the copyright of the respective authors.
- rightsholder: All images are the copyright of their respective rightsholder and may not be reproduced from this site without permission of the rightsholder.
- owner(s: All trademarks, service marks and trade names in this site are the marks of respective owner(s ) and any unauthorized use is prohibited.
- merit: But the most heated discussion among Members of Parliament was not the respective merits of Michael Martin or Gwyneth Dunwoody.
Modifying Another Word
- there: They were all equivalent power to him in there respective countries.
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