'Reciprocation' definitions:

Definition of 'reciprocation'

(from WordNet)
noun
The act of making or doing something in return
noun
Alternating back-and-forth movement
noun
Mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information) [syn: interchange, reciprocation, give-and-take]

Definition of 'Reciprocation'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]