(n) a remote or indirect consequence of some action, Syn.reverberation, Example: his declaration had unforeseen repercussions; reverberations of the market crash were felt years later
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ L. repercussio: cf. F. répercussion. ] 1. The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ever echoing back in endless repercussion. Hare. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Mus.) Rapid reiteration of the same sound. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Med.) The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. (Obstetrics) In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the fetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger. [ 1913 Webster ]
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