reciprocation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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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)

From reciprocate + -ion.

She saw in either--as around--only a reciprocation of contempt. — Paul Clifford — Complete, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
Undoubtedly he was meeting with some encouragement, if not reciprocation (perish the thought! — The Loyalist: A Story of the American Revolution, James Francis Barrett
Don't use me for your book.” This was reciprocation of derogatory sentiment with a vengeance! — The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot, Holman Day

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