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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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Repercussions
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Example Sentences
- The repercussions will be enormous, surprising, and unpredictable.
- Less certain but potentially more worrying is that last sentiment-that there could be broader economic repercussions.
- The loss of the tiny pteropod is not without major repercussions in the polar food web.
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