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reciprocation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
re-cip-ro-ca-tion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides, or the back and forth motion in a piston engine.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English reciprocate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English reciprocation From reciprocate + -ion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

reciprocations (plural)

Derived Forms

unreciprocation

Phrases

reciprocating engine

Frequently Paired Words

reciprocating engine requital retaliation

Synonyms

reciprocity oscillation exchange interchange reciprocation give-and-take

Antonyms

ignorance

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

What does reciprocation mean?
The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning.
Where does reciprocation come from?
Etymology tree English reciprocate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English reciprocation From reciprocate + -ion.

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