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respectively

adverb

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as in separately
for each person or thing The first and second place winners were given, respectively, a trophy and a ribbon for their performances.

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“Respectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectively. Accessed 28 Nov. 2022.

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