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refection

Pronunciation: /rɪˈfɛkʃ(ə)n/
Definition of refection

noun

[mass noun] literary
  • refreshment by food or drink: the peaceful hours of the sacred night demand refection
  • [count noun] a light meal.
  • Zoology the eating of partly digested faecal pellets, as practised by rabbits.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French, from Latin refectio(n-), from reficere 'renew' (see refectory)

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