"unreciprocated" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From un- + reciprocated. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un-|reciprocated|id1=negative}} un- + reciprocated Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unreciprocated (not comparable)
  1. Not reciprocated. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: unrequited Translations (Translations): yksipuolinen (Finnish), vastakaiuton (Finnish), nieodwzajemniony (Polish)
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