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The Parisian has his amusements as regularly as his meals, the theatre, music, the dance, a walk in the Tuilleries, a refection in the cafe, to which ladies resort as commonly as the other sex. Perpetual business, perpetual labor, is a thing of which he seems to have no idea.
William Cullen Bryant

Meaning of "refection" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REFECTION

From Latin refectiō a restoring, from reficere to remake, from re- + facere to make.
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PRONUNCIATION OF REFECTION

refection  [rɪˈfɛkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REFECTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Refection is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REFECTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

refection

Coprophagia

Coprophagia /kɒp.rə.ˈfeɪ.dʒi.ə/ or coprophagy is the consumption of feces. The word is derived from the Greek κόπρος copros, "feces" and φαγεῖν phagein, "to eat". Many animal species eat feces as a normal behavior; other species may not normally consume feces but do so under unusual conditions. Coprophagy refers to many kinds of feces eating including eating feces of other species, of other individuals, or its own, those once deposited or taken directly from the anus.

Definition of refection in the English dictionary

The definition of refection in the dictionary is refreshment with food and drink.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REFECTION


affection
əˈfɛkʃən
autoinfection
ˌɔːtəʊɪnˈfɛkʃən
collection
kəˈlɛkʃən
confection
kənˈfɛkʃən
connection
kəˈnɛkʃən
correction
kəˈrɛkʃən
defection
dɪˈfɛkʃən
detection
dɪˈtɛkʃən
direction
dɪˈrɛkʃən
disaffection
ˌdɪsəˈfɛkʃən
imperfection
ˌɪmpəˈfɛkʃən
infection
ɪnˈfɛkʃən
perfection
pəˈfɛkʃən
postinfection
ˌpəʊstɪnˈfɛkʃən
protection
prəˈtɛkʃən
section
ˈsɛkʃən
selection
sɪˈlɛkʃən
superinfection
ˌsuːpərɪnˈfɛkʃən
transfection
trænsˈfɛkʃən
unperfection
ˌʌnpəˈfɛkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REFECTION

refect
refectioner
refective
refectorian
refectories
refectory
refectory table
refeed
refeel
refel
refence
refer
refer to drawer
referable
referee
refereeeing
reference
reference book
reference library
reference mark

WORDS THAT END LIKE REFECTION

accreditation
action
addiction
attraction
auction
construction
course of action
court of competent jurisdiction
fiction
function
inspection
instruction
interaction
introduction
out of action
production
reaction
reduction
reproduction
satisfaction
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of refection in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «refection» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REFECTION

Find out the translation of refection to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of refection from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «refection» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

便餐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

refacción
570 millions of speakers

English

refection
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कलेवा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استركاس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

закуска
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reflexão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

refect
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réfection
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Refect
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Reflexions
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

飲食物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

원기 회복
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Refect
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bưa ăn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிற்றுண்டி உண்டு களைப்பைப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुधारणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yansıtmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

refezione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

posiłek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

закуска
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

refection
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

refection
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verkwikking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

refection
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

refection
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of refection

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REFECTION»

The term «refection» is regularly used and occupies the 107.690 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REFECTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about refection

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QUOTES WITH «REFECTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word refection.
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William Cullen Bryant
The Parisian has his amusements as regularly as his meals, the theatre, music, the dance, a walk in the Tuilleries, a refection in the cafe, to which ladies resort as commonly as the other sex. Perpetual business, perpetual labor, is a thing of which he seems to have no idea.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REFECTION»

Discover the use of refection in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to refection and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Holy Wisdom
God we desire to express to Him, by a choice that we make of His special friends, as it were in them endeavouring to oblige Him after a more than ordinary manner. Chapter VI. Of Temperance in Refection § 1. Of the mortification of sensual ...
‎2008
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Religion and Literature in Western England, 600-800
In these, Deneberht demanded that his right of refection (suam pas turn), which belonged to him by episcopal right, should be restored to him. Wulfheard, on the other hand, said he ought not to give him any refection, nor had his predecessors  ...
Patrick Sims-Williams, 2005
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British monachism; or, Manners and customs of the monks and ...
Twice refection from Easter to Holyrood, except certain days. From Chapter (after Prime) work. After Tierce great Mass, immediately followed by Sext, then reading, then refection ; after this sleep till Nones ; after Nones drinking, then Vespers ...
Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, 1843
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British monachism: or, Manners and customs of the monks and ...
Twice refection from Easter to Holyrood, except certain days. From Chapter (after Prime) work. After Tierce great Mass, immediately followed by Sext, then reading, then refection ; after this sleep till Nones ; after Nones drinking, then Vespers ...
Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, 1843
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A concise view of the origin, constitution and proceedings ...
But they say, that the said bishop's predecessors never enjoyed nor ought to have the said lands itself, but only the rents and refection aforesaid. And also out of the half balliboes of herenagh land of Ballymasse and the little Wear near ...
Irish Society (London, England), 1822
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Cybernetics of the Nervous system
This seems to be true even when there are evident schizophrenic features in the manic and depressive phases. The schizophrenic process is held in check by its association with periodicity and stabilizing refection. Schizophrenia is patterned ...
Norbert Wiener, J. P. Schade ́, 1965
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A concise view of the origin, constitution, and proceedings ...
But they say, that the said bishop's predecessors never enjoyed nor ought to have the said lands itself,” but only the rents and refection aforesaid. And also out of the half balliboes of herenagh land of Ballymasse and the little Wear near ...
Society of the Governor and Assistants of London, of the New Plantation in Ulster (LONDON), Edward James BOND, Joseph Fitzwilliam VANDERCOM, 1842
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VITAMINS AND HORMONES
The addition of succinylsulfathiazole to the refection-producing diet decreased the urinary excretion of all these vitamins (except pyridoxine) to half or less that of their controls. The urinary excretion of pyridoxine was not changed, even though  ...
Robert Samuel Harris, G. F. Marrian, Kenneth Vivian Thimann, 1956
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The Montessori Method: The Origins of an Educational ...
In connection with the exercises of practical life, it may be fitting to consider the matter of refection. In order to protect the child's development, especially in neighborhoods where standards of child hygiene are not yet prevalent in the home, ...
Gerald Lee Gutek, 2004
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Holy Wisdom: Or Directions for the Prayer of Contemplation
Of the mortification of sensual love to meats, &c., by temperance in refection. §§ 2 , 3. This is a lasting continual temptation even to the most perfect, and therefore to be especially regarded. § 4. Defects in refection which are to be avoided. § 5.
Augustine Baker, Serenus Cressy, 1964

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REFECTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term refection is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cardiff - A Refection of What Could Be
In my last blog post I explored a recent visit to the British seaside town of Brighton, and how the awful physical access for a wheelchair user like myself impacted ... «Huffington Post UK, Dec 14»
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Imran Khan is a refection of Quaid-e-Azam: Roedad Khan
ISLAMABAD: Roedad Khan, a retired bureaucrat who signed the execution order of Z.A Bhutto and also performed key responsibilities in Martial Law era, has ... «Geo News, Pakistan, Sep 14»

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