mutual
/ˈmjuːtʃuəl/ adjectiveDefinition
OPINION › When two or more people have a mutual feeling, they have the same opinion about each other: mutual admiration/respect He doesn't like her, and I suspect the feeling's mutual.
FRIEND/INTEREST › When two or more people have a mutual friend or interest, they have the same one: Andrew and Jean were introduced to each other by a mutual friend.
(Definition of mutual adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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