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/ɹɪsˌɪpɹəkˈeɪʃən/
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NOUN
- the act of making or doing something in return
- alternating back-and-forth movement
- mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
How To Use reciprocation In A Sentence
- Reciprocation of self - inflation of governmental organization and officer's standard value orientation.
- Lamb (who drank only water) retired almost with the dinner itself, nothing remained for men of our principles, the rigor of which we had illustrated by taking rather too much of old port before the cloth was drawn, except talking; amoebaean colloquy, or, in Dr. Johnson's phrase, a dialogue of "brisk reciprocation. Biographical Essays
- The criteria for reciprocal altruism seem fulfilled as the interactions seem based upon expectations of reciprocation.
- The concept of "free riding" emphasizes the fact that traditional offline institutions expect and require reciprocation from the majority of their members for their continued existence. Boing Boing
- A person might feel suspicious when you hand him a flower, for example, because he might think you're trying to invoke the very strong psychological phenomenon of "reciprocation": When someone gives you something or does something for you, you feel you must reciprocate. Slate Magazine
- What a missed opportunity in my childhood: I remember a teacher or two whose venom deserved reciprocation.
- Our capacities for reciprocation, generosity, care, tactility, expression, thoughtfulness and all the other attributes which light up our eyes may well not be enough for another.
- If he’s been and continues to be good to you, reciprocation is the honorable thing to do. Gardener thoughts
- There's been a genuine reciprocation, which is an essential element of any good exchange. WalesOnline - Home
- It does seem that some kind of reciprocation is in order. The WritingYA Weblog: Odd Lots