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Meaning of mutual in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈmjutʃ(u)əl/

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  1. 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
  2. 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

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