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repercussion

nounfeminineformal/ʁɨpɨɾkuˈsɐ̃w̃/medium

re·per·cus·são

Definition

Echo or consequence of a fact or event; effect, resonance.
The scandal had wide repercussions in the press.
His words had unexpected repercussions.
Common collocations
have repercussionswide repercussionsmedia repercussions

Etymology

Do latim 'repercussio, -onis'.

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