respectively

1. 1.

   in the order given

   “the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively”

   Synonymsseverally

Questions about respectively

What does respectively mean?

respectively means "in the order given".

How many syllables are in respectively?

respectively has 4 syllables: re-spec-tive-ly. The stress falls on "spec". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈspɛktɪvli/.

What is another word for respectively?

Close synonyms include severally. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is respectively a common word?

respectively is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.