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RECIPROCATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
Synonyms:
give-and-take; interchange; reciprocation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("reciprocation" is a kind of...):
interaction (a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reciprocation"):
reciprocity (mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges)
cross-fertilisation; cross-fertilization (interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial)
dealings; traffic (social or verbal interchange (usually followed by 'with'))
Derivation:
reciprocate (act, feel, or give mutually or in return)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Alternating back-and-forth movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("reciprocation" is a kind of...):
motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)
Derivation:
reciprocate (alternate the direction of motion of)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The act of making or doing something in return
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("reciprocation" is a kind of...):
getting even; paying back; return (a reciprocal group action)
Derivation:
reciprocate (act, feel, or give mutually or in return)
