respective
/rɪˈspɛktɪv
/adjective [attributive]
Belonging or relating separately to each of two or more people or things: they chatted about their respective childhoods...
- All lyrics used at the beginning of each chapter belong to their respective songwriters.
- This requires a review of current antenatal education and the respective roles of caregivers.
- Maybe the respective disciplines have differing aims anyway and can't be synthesised?
Synonyms
separate, personal, own, particular, individual, specific, special, corresponding, relevant, appropriate, different, various, several
Origin
Late Middle English (in the sense 'relative, comparative'): from medieval Latin respectivus, from respect- 'regarded, considered', from the verb respicere (see respect), reinforced by French respectif, -ive.