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Mutual

Reciprocally acting or related; reciprocally receiving and giving; reciprocally given and received; reciprocal; interchanged; as, a mutual love, advantage, assistance, aversion, etc.

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Bilateral 84% connected

Having two sides; arranged upon two sides; affecting two sides or two parties.

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Bilateral 84% connected

Having two sides; arranged upon two sides; affecting two sides or two parties.

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Correlative 84% connected

Having or indicating a reciprocal relation.

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Correlative 84% connected

Having or indicating a reciprocal relation.

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Shared 84% connected

of Share

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Shared 84% connected

of Share

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Trilateral 84% connected

Having three sides; being three-sided; as, a trilateral triangle.

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Trilateral 84% connected

Having three sides; being three-sided; as, a trilateral triangle.

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Derivationally related 8

Interdependency 74% connected

Mutual dependence; as, interdependency of interests.

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Interdependency 74% connected

Mutual dependence; as, interdependency of interests.

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Mutuality 74% connected

The quality of correlation; reciprocation; interchange; interaction; interdependence.

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Mutuality 74% connected

The quality of correlation; reciprocation; interchange; interaction; interdependence.

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Reciprocality 74% connected

The quality or condition of being reciprocal; reciprocalness.

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Reciprocality 74% connected

The quality or condition of being reciprocal; reciprocalness.

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Reciprocity 74% connected

Mutual action and reaction.

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Reciprocity 74% connected

Mutual action and reaction.

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Common 92% connected

Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.

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Reciprocal 92% connected

Recurring in vicissitude; alternate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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