Re*cip`ro*ca"tion (?), n. [L. reciprocatio: cf. F. reciprocation.] 1. The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning; as, the reciprocation of kindness.
2. Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides.
Sir T. Browne.
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