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English
Adverb
resp. (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of respectively.
2015 August 16, Chung-Feng Hwang et al., “Hearing Assessment after Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma with CRT and IMRT Techniques”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI:The air conduction hearing deterioration at 0.5–4 kHz with and without age-related correction differed significantly at the 2- to 9-year follow-ups (p = 0.02 at 2 years; p < 0.001 at 3 to 9 years, resp.), while the differences were not significant at 1 year after completing RT (p = 0.16) […]
Usage notes
- Like the unabbreviated form respectively, this abbreviation is used postfix, as in "X or Y, resp.". Some ESL writers use it infix, as in "X resp. Y" (sometimes with meaning 'or rather; more precisely; i. e.'), by false analogy with German bzw., dated-syntax Danish hhv. as well as Dutch and Swedish resp., but this is not considered correct.
Anagrams
- EPRs, ERPs, ERSP, Pers., Pres, Pres., Reps, Reps., SERP, Sper, pers, pers., pres, pres., reps
Czech
Adverb
resp.
- Abbreviation of respektive.
Danish
Adjective
resp.
- Abbreviation of respektive.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
resp.
- Abbreviation of respectievelijk.
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Esperanto
Adverb
resp.
- Abbreviation of respektive.
French
Pronunciation
Adverb
resp.
- Abbreviation of respectivement.
German
Pronunciation
Adverb
resp.
- Abbreviation of respektive. In older orthography: Abbreviation of respective.
Swedish
Adverb
resp.
- Abbreviation of respektive.
På händer och fötter bar jag handskar resp. skor- On hands and feet I wore gloves and shoes, respectively.
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