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re|per|cus|sion
re|per|cus|sion «REE puhr KUHSH uhn», noun.
1. an indirect influence or reaction from an event: »

repercussions of war, repercussions of a scandal. The repercussions of this victory went round the country (Time).

2. a sound flung back; echo: »

Like the echo which is a repercussion of the original voice (Cardinal Newman).

 SYNONYM(S): reverberation.
3. the action of springing back; rebound; recoil: »

the repercussion of a cannon.

4. the action of driving back.
5. Music. a) the repetition of a tone or chord. b) the repetition of the theme in a fugue, especially the theme and answer in all voices.
6. Medicine. a) a method of diagnosing pregnancy; ballottement. b) the action of driving in or away, as of a tumor or eruption.
╂[< Latin repercussiō, -ōnis < repercutere < re- back, again + percutere strike, beat. Compare etym. under percussion. (Cf. ↑percussion)]

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