refection
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noun \ri-ˈfek-shən\Definition of REFECTION
1
: refreshment of mind, spirit, or body; especially : nourishment
2
a : the taking of refreshment b : food and drink together : repast
Examples of REFECTION
- <refections at the monastery are as spartan as the surroundings>
Origin of REFECTION
Middle English refeccioun, from Anglo-French refectiun, from Latin refection-, refectio, from reficere to restore, from re- + facere to make — more at do
First Known Use: 14th century
Rhymes with REFECTION
abjection, advection, affection, bisection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, cross section, C-section, defection, deflection, dejection, detection, direction, ejection, election, erection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, midsection, objection, perfection, prelection, projection, protection, reflection, rejection, resection, selection, subjection, subsection, trajection, transection, trisection
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noun \ri-ˈfek-shən\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of REFECTION
1
: satisfaction of hunger and thirst
2
a : the eating of feces especially by the animal producing them b : spontaneous recovery of vitamin-depleted animals on a high starch diet presumably resulting from consumption of feces enriched with vitamins synthesized by intestinal bacteria
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