Found 2 items, similar to Reciprocation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: reciprocation reciprocation n 1: the act of making and return or doing something in return 2: alternating back-and-forth movement 3: mutual interaction; the activity of interchanging or reciprocating [syn: interchange, give-and-take]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Reciprocation Reciprocation \Re*cip`ro*ca"tion\ (r[-e]*s[i^]p"r[-o]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. reciprocatio: cf. F. r['e]ciprocation.] 1. The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning; as, the reciprocation of kindness. [1913 Webster] 2. Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]