[r?'s?pr?k(?)l]
¦ adjective
1. given, felt, or done in return.
2. (of an agreement or arrangement) bearing on or binding two parties equally.
3. Grammar (of a pronoun or verb) expressing mutual action or relationship.
4. (of a course or bearing) opposite in direction.
¦ noun
1. Mathematics the quantity obtained by dividing the number one by a given quantity.
2. Grammar a reciprocal pronoun or verb.
Derivatives
reciprocality noun
reciprocally adverb
Origin
C16: from L.
reciprocus (based on
re- 'back' +
pro- 'forward') +
-al.