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Definition respectively in British English

respectively adverb

adverb
/rɪˈspektɪvli/
1

used for saying that something happens separately to each of the people or things mentioned in the order in which they were mentioned

Example

Walsh and O'Neill were jailed for 12 and 11 years respectively.

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Definition respectively in British English