RECIPROCATION

interchange, reciprocation, give-and-take

(noun) mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)

reciprocation

(noun) alternating back-and-forth movement

reciprocation

(noun) the act of making or doing something in return

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

reciprocation (countable and uncountable, plural reciprocations)

The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning

Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides; oscillation.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*cip`ro*ca"tion, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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