refections

noun

plural of refection
as in meals
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time refections at the monastery are as spartan as the surroundings

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  1. meals
  2. menus
Noun
  • The Michelin Guide American South announced the restaurants in its 2026 guide Wednesday, offering diners a tool for finding good meals with exceptionally consistent quality and service.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The service Sprightly staff members are friendly, trilingual, and super-efficient, delivering six-course meals with impressive promptness.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of meals
Noun
  • Now, 10 years later, through Keys Fisheries, her fish is sold in stores, and lionfish appears on restaurant menus throughout the area—and in doing so, millions of native reef fish have been saved from predation.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • December Come to Sicily for the citrus harvest, when menus abound with an abundance of local varieties.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of menus
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“Refections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refections. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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