Meaning of RECIPROCATION
| Pronunciation: | | ri`sipru'keyshun
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- [n] mutual interaction; the activity of interchanging or reciprocating
- [n] alternating back-and-forth movement
- [n] the act of making and return or doing something in return
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| | Synonyms: | | give-and-take, interchange |
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| | See Also: | | dealings, getting even, interaction, motility, motion, move, movement, paying back, reciprocity, return, traffic | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re*cip`ro*ca"tion\, n. [L. reciprocatio: cf. F.
reciprocation.]
1. The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual
giving and returning; as, the reciprocation of kindness.
2. Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of
the sea in the flow and ebb of tides. --Sir T. Browne.
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