adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In a relative manner; often used when comparing array lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.

   "Serena Williams and Roger Federer won the women's and men's singles titles, respectively, at the 2010 Australian Open."

Adverb

1. 1
   in the order given wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

apiececommonlycommunallydistributivelyeacheach to each

Example

More examples

"He and he love her and her, respectively."

Etymology

From respective + -ly.

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