reciprocation

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

reciprocate +‎ -ion

[edit] Noun

Singular
reciprocation

Plural
reciprocations

reciprocation (plural reciprocations)

  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.

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