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repercussive

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re⋅per⋅cus⋅sive

  [ree-per-kuhs-iv, rep-er-]
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–adjective
1. causing repercussion; reverberating.
2. reflected; reverberated.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME repercussif < OF. See repercussion, -ive

Related forms:
re⋅per⋅cus⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
re⋅per⋅cus⋅sive⋅ness, noun
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re·per·cus·sion   (rē'pər-kŭsh'ən, rěp'ər-)   
n.  

  1. An often indirect effect, influence, or result that is produced by an event or action.

  2. A recoil, rebounding, or reciprocal motion after impact.

  3. A reflection, especially of sound.


[Middle English repercussioun, from Old French repercussion, from Latin repercussiō, repercussiōn-, from repercussus, past participle of repercutere, to cause to rebound : re-, re- + percutere, to strike; see percuss.]
re'per·cus'sive adj.
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