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Reflexion

//ɹɪˈflɛkʃ(ə)n// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Uncommon spelling of reflection. British, alt-of, countable, uncommon, uncountable

    "Now, I say, why Time should be so burthensome to such as these, or what should betray them to such infrugal Expences of it, I can give no account without making severe Reflexions on their Discretion."

  2. 2
    the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material) wordnet
  3. 3
    An act or instance of referring back to the subject of a sentence, or of having an object equal to the subject. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a likeness in which left and right are reversed wordnet
  5. 5
    the ability to reflect beams or rays wordnet
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  1. 6
    a calm, lengthy, intent consideration wordnet
  2. 7
    a remark expressing careful consideration wordnet
  3. 8
    expression without words wordnet
  4. 9
    the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface wordnet

Etymology

From Late Latin reflexiō; the variant spelling reflection is due to influence from correction.

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