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Webster 1913 Edition

Refection

Re-fec′tion

(r?-f?k′sh?n)
,
Noun.
[L.
refectio
: cf. F.
réfection
. See
Refect
,
Fact
.]
Refreshment after hunger or fatigue; a repast; a lunch.
[His] feeble spirit inly felt
refection
.
Spenser.
Those Attic nights, and those
refections
of the gods.
Curran.

Webster 1828 Edition

Refection

REFEC'TION

,
Noun.
[L. refectio.]
1.
Refreshment after hunger or fatigue.
2.
A spare meal or repast.

Definition 2024

réfection

réfection

See also: refection

French

Noun

réfection f ‎(plural réfections)

  1. refection
  2. (linguistics) restoration, on the basis of its etymology, of a word which has undergone phonetic erosion through regular sound laws; the word resulting from that process

Derived terms

  • réfectionner

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin refectiō ‎(“recovery, refection”), from reficiō ‎(“restore, renew”).

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