respectively

/rɪˈspek·tɪv·li/

Definition

› (of two or more items) with each relating to something previously mentioned, in the same order as first mentioned: George and Kenneth were married in 1980 and 1985, respectively.

(Definition of respectively adverb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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