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Reciprocal

Recurring in vicissitude; alternate.

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Similar meaning 8

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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Inverse 84% connected

Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to direct.

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Inverse 84% connected

Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to direct.

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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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Broader term 8

Cross 76% connected

A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below th…

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Crossing 76% connected

of Cross

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Hybridization 76% connected

The act of hybridizing, or the state of being hybridized.

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Hybridizing 76% connected

of Hybridize

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Inverse 76% connected

Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to direct.

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Opposite 76% connected

Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; -- often with to; as, a house opposite to the Exchange.

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Reciprocality 76% connected

The quality or condition of being reciprocal; reciprocalness.

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Reciprocity 76% connected

Mutual action and reaction.

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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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Synonym 1

Mutual 92% connected

Reciprocally acting or related; reciprocally receiving and giving; reciprocally given and received; reciprocal; interchanged; as, a mutual love, adva…

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