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Definition of reciprocation
1a : a mutual exchangeb : a return in kind or of like value
2 : an alternating motion
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Reciprocation is a nice gesture in any circumstance.
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The consummate Washington official immediately flicked his hand away, in what was either an instinctive recoil or an attempt to course-correct a potentially awkward display of reciprocation.
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Putin’s reaction cut against a long practice of reciprocation on diplomatic expulsions, and came after his foreign minister had vowed that there would be reprisals against the United States.
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Satisfying reciprocation doesn’t have to be tit-for-tat.
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Hart found that individuals would rarely produce more than two egg parcels consecutively before switching roles to ensure reciprocation from their partner.
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First Known Use of reciprocation
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