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noun
1.
an act or instance of reciprocating.
2.
a returning, usually for something given.
3.
a mutual giving and receiving.
4.
the state of being reciprocal or corresponding.
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Reciprocation
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Word Origin & History
reciprocation
1530, from L. reciprocationem (nom. reciprocatio) "retrogression, alternation, ebb," from reciprocatus, pp. of reciprocare "move back and forth," from reciprocus (see reciprocal).
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