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reciprocally.

Adverb
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MEANING

In a way that returns an action or links effects in both directions.

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Words that belong together

  • reciprocally related
  • reciprocally reinforce

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Trust and cooperation could reciprocally reinforce one another.
The institutions responded reciprocally without adopting identical procedures.

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reciprocally

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Invariable adverb; no plural or tense forms. Compare degree only where the particular use naturally permits it. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: qualification, comparison, causation, methodology, interpretation. Disciplines: academic writing, research, argumentation. Commonness: moderately common.

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