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mutual

adjective

  1. together, through a relationship
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noun

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus. Displaced native Old English ġemǣne.

  1. Having the same relationship, each to each other.

    They were mutual enemies.

  2. Collective, done or held in common.

    Mutual insurance.

  3. Reciprocal.

    They had mutual fear of each other.

  4. Possessed in common.

    They had been introduced by a mutual friend.

    On his area the pursuer built a dwelling-house, of which the gable and garden-wall were mutual with his neighbour Smith […]

  5. Owned by the members.

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin mūtuus. Displaced native Old English ġemǣne.

  1. A mutual fund.
  2. A mutual organization.
  3. Either of a pair of people who follow each other's social media accounts.