Definition of reflexive
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: directed or turned back on itself
also
: overtly and usually ironically reflecting conventions of genre or form
a reflexive novel
b
: marked by or capable of reflection : reflective
2
: of, relating to, characterized by, or being a relation that exists between an entity and itself
the relation "is equal to" is reflexive but the relation "is the father of" is not
3
: of, relating to, or constituting an action (as in "he perjured himself") directed back on the agent or the grammatical subject
4
: characterized by habitual and unthinking behavior
reflexive
nounDefinition of reflexive (Entry 2 of 2)
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The first known use of reflexive was in 1615
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