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English Dictionary: respective	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
respective adj considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed" Synonym(s): respective(a), several(a), various(a)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Respective \Respec"tive\ (r?sp?k"t?v), a. [Cf. F. respectif, LL. respectivus. See {Respect}.] 1. Noticing with attention; hence, careful; wary; considerate. [Obs.] If you look upon the church of England with a respective eye, you can not . . . refuse this charge. --A[?]p. Sandys. 2. Looking towardl having reference to; relative, not absolute; as, the respective connections of society. 3. Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own; as, they returned to their respective places of abode. 4. Fitted to awaken respect. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. Rendering respect; respectful; regardful. [Obs.] With respective shame, rose, took us by the hands. --Chapman. With thy equals familiar, yet respective. --Lord Burleigh.