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respektive

respectively, or rather

adverb reh-spek-TEE-veh Rare
Communication Expressions

Origin: from Latin respectivus

Usage Note

respektive (sometimes abbreviated resp.) links two items each to its own counterpart in a preceding list; a formal connector used in written German more than in speech. Compare the more common synonym bzw. (beziehungsweise).

Examples

"Die Kosten betragen zehn respektive zwanzig Euro."

Natural Translation

The costs amount to ten and twenty euros respectively.

Literal Translation

The costs amount ten respectively twenty euros.

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