reciprocation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: reciprocation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reciprocation n the act of making or doing something in return alternating back-and-forth movement mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information) Synonym(s): interchange, reciprocation, give-and-take
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reciprocation \Recip`roca"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.