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Insofar as international law is observed, it provides us with stability and order and with a means of predicting the behavior of those with whom we have reciprocal legal obligations.
J. William Fulbright

Meaning of "reciprocal" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RECIPROCAL

From Latin reciprocus alternating.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RECIPROCAL

reciprocal  [rɪˈsɪprəkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECIPROCAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reciprocal can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RECIPROCAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of reciprocal in the English dictionary

The first definition of reciprocal in the dictionary is of, relating to, or designating something given by each of two people, countries, etc, to the other; mutual. Other definition of reciprocal is given or done in return. Reciprocal is also indicating that action is given and received by each subject; for example, each other in the sentence they started to shout at each other.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RECIPROCAL


ammoniacal
ˌæməˈnaɪəkəl
barnacle
ˈbɑːnəkəl
binnacle
ˈbɪnəkəl
coracle
ˈkɒrəkəl
equivocal
ɪˈkwɪvəkəl
irreciprocal
ɪrɪˈsɪprəkəl
karakul
ˈkærəkəl
maniacal
məˈnaɪəkəl
miracle
ˈmɪrəkəl
monocle
ˈmɒnəkəl
nonreciprocal
ˌnɒnrɪˈsɪprəkəl
obstacle
ˈɒbstəkəl
oracle
ˈɒrəkəl
pinnacle
ˈpɪnəkəl
receptacle
rɪˈsɛptəkəl
spectacle
ˈspɛktəkəl
spiracle
ˈspaɪərəkəl
tentacle
ˈtɛntəkəl
unequivocal
ˌʌnɪˈkwɪvəkəl
zodiacal
zəʊˈdaɪəkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RECIPROCAL

recidivist
recidivistic
recidivous
Recife
recipe
recipe book
recipience
recipient
reciprocality
reciprocally
reciprocant
reciprocate
reciprocating engine
reciprocation
reciprocative
reciprocator
reciprocatory
reciprocitities
reciprocity
reciprocity failure

WORDS THAT END LIKE RECIPROCAL

afocal
bifocal
confocal
epifocal
focal
hyperfocal
interlocal
local
matrilocal
multifocal
multivocal
nonlocal
nonvocal
parfocal
patrilocal
subvocal
trifocal
univocal
varifocal
vocal

Synonyms and antonyms of reciprocal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RECIPROCAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «reciprocal» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of reciprocal

Translation of «reciprocal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RECIPROCAL

Find out the translation of reciprocal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reciprocal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reciprocal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

相互的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

recíproco
570 millions of speakers

English

reciprocal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पारस्परिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متبادلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обратная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

recíproco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পারস্পরিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réciproque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Timbal balik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gegenseitig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

相互の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상호간의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reciprocal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đối ứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலைகீழ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परस्परांना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karşılıklı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reciproco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wzajemna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зворотна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reciproc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμοιβαίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wedersydse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ömsesidig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjensidige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reciprocal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RECIPROCAL»

The term «reciprocal» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.191 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RECIPROCAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «reciprocal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «reciprocal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reciprocal

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10 QUOTES WITH «RECIPROCAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word reciprocal.
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Pope Benedict XVI
To me, it really seems visible today that ethics is not something exterior to the economy, which, as technical matter, could function on its own; rather, ethics is an interior principle of the economy itself, which cannot function if it does not take account of the human values of solidarity and reciprocal responsibility.
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Martin Van Buren
Mutual forbearance and reciprocal concessions: thro' their agency the Union was established - the patriotic spirit from which they emanated will forever sustain it.
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J. William Fulbright
Insofar as international law is observed, it provides us with stability and order and with a means of predicting the behavior of those with whom we have reciprocal legal obligations.
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Ernst Haeckel
Both of these branches of evolutionary science, are, in my opinion, in the closest causal connection; this arises from the reciprocal action of the laws of heredity and adaptation.
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Thomas R. Insel
Neuroscientists talk a lot about brain circuits. In fact, the word 'circuit' is probably misleading. We do not know where most circuits begin and end. And unlike an electrical circuit, brain connections are heavily reciprocal and recursive, so that a direction of information flow can be inferred but sometimes not proven.
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Francois Lelord
Very different from eros is philia, a serene love much more akin to friendship, with its reciprocal kindnesses. You love each other for the happy experiences and pleasures you share.
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Rita Levi-Montalcini
The four of us enjoyed a most wonderful family atmosphere filled with love and reciprocal devotion. Both parents were highly cultured and instilled in us their high appreciation of intellectual pursuit. It was, however, a typical Victorian style of life, all decisions being taken by the head of the family, the husband and father.
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Friedrich List
Only now did I recognize the reciprocal relationship which exits between manufacturing power and the national system of transportation, and that the one can never develop to its fullest without the other.
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Friedrich List
The concentration and reciprocal effect of industry and agriculture conjoin in a growth of productive powers, which increases more in geometrical than in arithmetical proportion.
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Nicolas Malebranche
All creatures are united to God alone in an immediate union. They depend essentially and directly upon Him. Being all alike equally impotent, they cannot be in reciprocal dependence upon one another.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECIPROCAL»

Discover the use of reciprocal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reciprocal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reciprocal Frame Architecture
This new book explores the principles of these apparently simple structures and demonstrates how they can be used in the context of a modern building.
Olga Popovic Larsen, 2008
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Reciprocal Constructions
Reciprocal constructions (of the type The two boys hit each other, The poets admire each other's poems) have often been the subject of language-particular studies, but it is only in this work that a truly global comparative picture emerges.
Vladimir Petrovich Nedi?a?lkov, Zlatka Guentchéva, 2007
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International Tables for Crystallography, Reciprocal Space
Introduction Crystallographic symmetry, as reflected in functions on reciprocal space, can be considered from two complementary points of view. (1) One can assume the existence of a certain permissible symmetry of the density function of  ...
U. Shmueli, 2008
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Reciprocal Distillations
This is to speak ofdegrees that extend back and forth, from comic-strip plain form, in emphatic warps of surface effect, to the half-light and roundedness of things no more than partially disclosed as heretofore sealed inside a cave; and ...
Clayton Eshleman, Roberto Tejada, 2007
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Religious Studies and Comparative Methodology: The Case for ...
In this book, Arvind Sharma introduces the term “reciprocal illumination” to describe the mutual enlightenment that can occur when a comparison is made between one tradition and another, one method and another, or between a tradition ...
Arvind Sharma, 2006
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The Oxford Handbook of Reciprocal Adult Development and Learning
Rev. ed. of: Handbook of adult development and learning / edited by Carol Hoare. 2006.
Carol Hoare, 2011
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Reciprocal Teaching at Work: Strategies for Improving ...
Use this innovative teaching model to help your students construct meaning from text by integrating four reading comprehension strategies
Lori D. Oczkus, 2003
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Reaching In, Reaching Out: Reflections on Reciprocal Mentoring
This book is so much more than a simple guide to mentoring because our own mentoring relationship has taught us much about interactions with others-with family, friends, and most importantly, with the self.
Susan Kossak, 2011
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The Impact of Reciprocal Teaching on First Grade Students
This action research project examined reciprocal teaching in a first grade classroom.
Kathryn A. Magnuson, 2009
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High-Resolution X-Ray Scattering: From Thin Films to Lateral ...
9.2 Reciprocal-Space Mapping With triple-axis diffractometers the resolution element is small enough to resolve closely adjacent features in reciprocal space. This makes it possibile to characterize heterostructures and multilayer systems by  ...
Ullrich Pietsch, Vaclav Holy, Tilo Baumbach, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECIPROCAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reciprocal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Moscow threatens Belgium with 'reciprocal measures' over assets …
Russian President Putin has said that Moscow will "defend" its interests after Belgium and France froze Russian assets. The move comes after a court awarded ... «Deutsche Welle, Jun 15»
2
Inmarsat and KVH Announce Reciprocal Distribution Agreement
LONDON and MIDDLETOWN, R.I., June 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) and KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq:KVHI) today announced the ... «GlobeNewswire, Jun 15»
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Insurer in Skelos probe benefited from extension tucked into state …
In its most recent statement filed with the National Association of Insurance Companies, Physicians Reciprocal said it had an $86 million "negative surplus.". «Newsday, Jun 15»
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A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of New York Municipal Insurance …
NYMIR benefits from its status as a tax-exempt, not-for-profit reciprocal. The negative outlook reflects A.M. Best's expectation of continued underwriting losses ... «Business Wire, Jun 15»
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Reciprocal cellular cross-talk within the tumor microenvironment …
Tumors are complex ecosystems composed of networks of interacting 'normal' and malignant cells. It is well recognized that cytokine-mediated cross-talk ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
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Skater Pinball Hang Reciprocal Skateboards is Now Closed for Good
Shitty news from the skateboard front. EV Grieve reports that Reciprocal Skateboards at 402 East 11th Street has shut down shop, after five-going-on-six years of ... «Bowery Boogie, Mar 15»
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Indonesia expects Russia to implement visa-free arrangement on …
Kuta, Bali (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government expects Russia to give Indonesians visa-free facilities on a reciprocal basis to ease people-to-people ... «ANTARA, Feb 15»
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Reciprocal grave site visits set new tone for S. Korea parties
The ruling Saenuri Party Chairman Kim Moo-sung paid his respects at the grave of former President Roh Moo-hyun on Feb. 14, reciprocating the major ... «China Post, Feb 15»
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Enstar Group Limited Announces Completion of Loss Portfolio …
Dominic Silvester, Enstar's Chief Executive Officer, said, "I am pleased that the Reciprocal transaction has completed. The liabilities assumed are within our core ... «GlobeNewswire, Jan 15»
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New visa policy elevates US-China relations
President Barack Obama announced Monday that the U.S. and China have agreed to a new, reciprocal 10-year visa policy for tourists and businessmen. «CNN, Nov 14»

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