The Only Use of
reciprocal
in
The Great Gatsby
- Her gray sun-strained eyes looked back at me with polite reciprocal curiosity out of a wan, charming, discontented face.
p. 11.2reciprocal = mutual (each influencing the other)
Definitions:
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(1)
(reciprocal as in: reciprocal trade) shared or interchanged equally -- such as equal responsibility, shared feelings, mutual respect, or exchanged aid
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(2)
(reciprocal as in: reciprocal numbers) inversely related -- especially one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1; e.g., 1/5 is the reciprocal of 5
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, reciprocal is used to indicate a complementary relationship as in one of a pair of complementary colors or angles.