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“Mutual” or “Mutuel”

mutual / mutuel are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

mutual m·y·UW·ch·ah·w·ah·l

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

mutuel

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“mutual”

  • The two exchange a mutual smile as if they both…
  • …parts of the brain whose mutual integration is suppressed or shifted…
  • …of the succession save by mutual consent; and Bismarck issued an…
  • …been badly beaten, so after mutual friends intervened it was declared…
  • …Denmark and shared a long mutual history, but their association with…
  • We were briefly united in mutual astonishment, and I knew that…
  • The former CEO of the Mutual Art Group, which includes APT,…
  • Mutual Masturbation – two or more…
  • …formally organized as a California mutual benefit nonprofit corporation with the…
  • …principle characterised by "exemption from mutual contradiction,... mobility of cathexes, timelessness…

“mutuel”

  • …and Bibliothèque alsatique du Crédit Mutuel, 5.

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