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Meaning of mutual in English
Pronunciation
/ˈmjutʃ(u)əl/
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Classifying Adjective
mutual
Definitions
1.
common to or shared by two or more parties
Examples
« a common friend »
« the mutual interests of management and labor »
Synonyms
shared
Qualitative Adjective
mutual
Etymology
late 15th century: from Old French mutuel, from Latin mutuus‘mutual, borrowed’; related to mutare‘to change’
Definitions
1.
concerning each of two or more persons or things
Examples
« especially given or done in return »
« reciprocal aid »
« reciprocal trade »
« mutual respect »
« reciprocal privileges at other clubs »
Synonyms
bilateral
complementary
interchangeable
reciprocal
correlative
interactional
interactive
reciprocating
reciprocatory
reciprocative
Antonyms
nonreciprocal