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(1):

(a.) Reflexive; - applied to pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to such pronouns as express mutual action.

(2):

(a.) Done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged; given and received; due from each to each; mutual; as, reciprocal love; reciprocal duties.

(3):

(a.) Mutually interchangeable.

(4):

(n.) That which is reciprocal to another thing.

(5):

(n.) The quotient arising from dividing unity by any quantity; thus, / is the reciprocal of 4; 1/(a +b) is the reciprocal of a + b. The reciprocal of a fraction is the fraction inverted, or the denominator divided by the numerator.

(6):

(a.) Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities. See the Phrases below.

(7):

(a.) Recurring in vicissitude; alternate.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Reciprocal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/reciprocal.html. 1828.
 
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