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[ res-uh -pros -i-tee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌrɛs əˈprɒs ɪ ti / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a reciprocal state or relation.
reciprocation; mutual exchange.
the relation or policy in commercial dealings between countries by which corresponding advantages or privileges are granted by each country to the citizens of the other.
Origin of reciprocity 1760–70; <Latin reciproc (us ) (see reciprocal) + -ity
OTHER WORDS FROM reciprocity non·rec·i·proc·i·ty, noun Words nearby reciprocity reciprocal transfusion, reciprocal translocation, reciprocate, reciprocating engine, reciprocation, reciprocity , reciprocity failure, recision, recit., recital, recitation
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The reciprocity features of the McKinley tariff (P. 383) were also restored.
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This much for the reciprocity of these obligations as derived from the action of the sovereign powers themselves.
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Reciprocity system, effects of, on British and foreign shipping, 117.
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British Dictionary definitions for reciprocity noun plural -ities reciprocal action or relation
a mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges
Word Origin for reciprocity C18: via French from Latin reciprocus reciprocal
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Words related to reciprocity reciprocation, cooperation, exchange, mutuality, reciprocality