reciprocation en · NOUN
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Etymology
Etymology tree English reciprocate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English reciprocation From reciprocate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning.
the reciprocation of kindness
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(countable, uncountable) Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides, or the back and forth motion in a piston engine.
... the same pendulum alwayes maketh its reciprocations in equall times.
1662, Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Dialogue 2:Near-synonym: oscillation
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reciprocations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Hypernyms
Hyponyms
payback · retribution · retaliation · proceeds · harvest · revenge
Relateds
requital · retaliation · reciprocating engine
Synonyms
reciprocity · interchange · exchange · reciprocation · oscillation
Translations (8)
it reciprocazione (Translations) · hu viszonzás (Translations) · fr réciprocité (Translations) · gv maylartey (Translations) · de Erwiderung (Translations) · mk возврат (Translations) · bg размяна (Translations) · de Vergeltung (Translations)