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Grammar : Adv
Spell : ri-spek-tiv-lee
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈspɛk tɪv li



Definition of respectively

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "relatively;" 1620s, "relatively to each singly," from respective + -ly (2).
  • As in mutually : adv together
  • As in pro rata : adv in proportion
  • As in singly : adv individually
  • As in specifically : adv expressly, particularly
  • As in accordingly : adv in an appropriate, suitable way
  • As in each : adv apiece; for one
  • As in apiece : adv each
Example sentences :
  • We used to refer to them respectively as “London” and “Paris.”
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • The Madrid and Barcelona statues were erected in 1885 and 1888 respectively.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various
  • His two children, Herbert and Allan, were born in 1903 and 1907 respectively.
  • Extract from : « Herbert Hoover » by Vernon Kellogg
  • The names of the persons whom they respectively married are in italics.
  • Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott
  • Two now fill that office, appointed in 1885 and 1898 respectively.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • Thus they shared with each other what they respectively had.
  • Extract from : « The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis » by Xenophon
  • The three divisions, commanded, respectively, by Generals Ed.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson » by Edward A. Moore
  • Thus they shared with one another what they respectively had.
  • Extract from : « The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece » by Various
  • And thus it is respectively with, the Wolf, the Eagle, and the Mole.
  • Extract from : « Zui Fetiches » by Frank Hamilton Cushing
  • The degrees were three, conferred at intervals of three years respectively.
  • Extract from : « A Popular History of the Art of Music » by W. S. B. Mathews

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