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noun
1.
an effect or result, often indirect or remote, of some event or action: The repercussions of the quarrel were widespread.
2.
the state of being driven back by a resisting body.
3.
a rebounding or recoil of something after impact.
4.
reverberation; echo.
5.
Music. (in a fugue) the point after the development of an episode at which the subject and answer appear again.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin repercussiōn- (stem of repercussiō) a rebounding, equivalent to repercuss(us) (past participle of repercutere to strike back) + -iōn- -ion. See re-, percussion
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin repercussiōn- (stem of repercussiō) a rebounding, equivalent to repercuss(us) (past participle of repercutere to strike back) + -iōn- -ion. See re-, percussion
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Repercussion
is always a great word to know.
So is half rest. Does it mean:
| contains a dominant chord, major third, perfect fifth and a minor seventh |
| rest equal in time value to a half note |
Example Sentences
- Flagrant violations occur on a regular basis with little or no repercussion.
- When you think of motorcycles, you think of wide-open spaces, where engines can roar without repercussion.
- They have the freedom to choose anyone they want without any negative repercussion and will accept whoever wins peacefully.
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Word Origin & History
repercussion
c.1400 (implied in repercussive) "act of driving back," from M.Fr. répercussion (14c.), from L. repercusionem (nom. repercussio), from repercussus, pp. of repercutere "to strike or beat back," from re- "back" + percutere "to strike or thrust through" (see
EXPAND percussion). Meaning "reverberation, echo" first recorded 1595; the metaphoric extension is recorded from 1625.
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