Meaning & use
respectively
In the order already mentioned, applying each item to the corresponding one in a previous list.
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Tom and Ana finished first and second, respectively, in the race.
The two bottles contain water and vinegar, respectively.
A note on using this word
Placed at the end of a sentence to match a list of items to a previous list, in the same order.
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