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repercussive

[ree-per-kuhs-iv, rep-er-]

adjective

causing repercussion; reverberating.

reflected; reverberated.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English repercussif < Old French. See repercussion, -ive

Related forms

re·per·cus·sive·ly, adverb

re·per·cus·sive·ness, noun

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repercussion (ˌriːpəˈkʌʃən)

—n
1.	(often plural) a result or consequence, esp one that is somewhat removed from the action or event which precipitated it: the repercussions of the war are still keenly felt
2.	a recoil after impact; a rebound
3.	a reflection, esp of sound; echo or reverberation
4.	music the reappearance of a fugal subject and answer after an episode

[C16: from Latin repercussiō, from repercutere to strike back; see percussion]

reper'cussive

—*adj*

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