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respective

Main Entry:: re·spec·tive
Pronunciation:: \ri-ˈspek-tiv\
Function:: adjective
Date:: circa 1595

1obsolete : partial, discriminative2: particular, separate <their respective homes>

— re·spec·tive·ness noun

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