different between reciprocation vs reciprocity

English

Etymology

reciprocate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

reciprocation (countable and uncountable, plural reciprocations)

1. The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning

2. Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides; oscillation.
   • 1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Dialogue 2:

     ... the same pendulum alwayes maketh its reciprocations in equall times.

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See also

• requital
• retaliation

References

• reciprocation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• reciprocation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “reciprocation”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN

English

Etymology

From French réciprocité

Noun

reciprocity (countable and uncountable, plural reciprocities)

1. The characteristic of being reciprocal, e.g. of a relationship between people.

   In a friendship, reciprocity occurs where the contribution of each party meets the expectations of the other party.

2. A reciprocal relationship.
3. A relation of mutual dependence or action or influence.
4. (grammar) A reciprocal construction involves two noun phrases where each of the participants occupies both the role of agent and patient with respect to the other. see: Wikipedia:Reciprocal pronoun.
5. (international law) The mutual exchange of rights, privileges or obligations between nations. see: Wikipedia:Reciprocity (international relations).
6. (psychology) The responses of individuals to the actions of others.

Derived terms

• ethic of reciprocity

Related terms

• reciprocality

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