{
    "term": "respective",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "belonging or relating separately to each of the people or things already mentioned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They are each recognized specialists in their respective fields."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the respective roles of men and women in society"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈspektɪv/",
                "audio": "re/respective/respective__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈspektɪv/",
                "audio": "re/respective/respective__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘relative, comparative’): from medieval Latin respectivus, from respect- ‘regarded, considered’, from the verb respicere ‘look back at, regard’, from re- ‘back’ + specere ‘look at’, reinforced by French respectif, -ive."
}