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reciprocation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Reciprocation \Re*cip`ro*ca"tion\, n. [L. reciprocatio: cf F. reciprocation.] 1. The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts a mutual giving and returning; as the reciprocation of kindness. 2. Alternate recurrence or action as the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides. --Sir T. Browne. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: reciprocation n 1: the act of reciprocating 2: alternating back-and-forth movement 3: mutual interaction; the activity of interchanging or reciprocating [syn: {interchange}, {give-and-take}]
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