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rec·i·proc·i·ty

[res-uh-pros-i-tee]
noun
1.
a reciprocal state or relation.
2.
reciprocation; mutual exchange.
3.
the relation or policy in commercial dealings between countries by which corresponding advantages or privileges are granted by each country to the citizens of the other.

Origin:
1760–70; < Latin reciproc(us) (see reciprocal) + -ity

non·rec·i·proc·i·ty, noun
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reciprocity (ˌrɛsɪˈprɒsɪtɪ)
 
n , pl -ities
1.  reciprocal action or relation
2.  a mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges
 
[C18: via French from Latin reciprocusreciprocal]

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reciprocity
1766, from Fr. réciprocité, from L. reciprocus (see reciprocal).
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