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refection

[ri-fek-shuhn]

noun

refreshment, especially with food or drink.

a portion of food or drink; repast.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English refeccioun < Latin refectiōn- (stem of refectiō) restoration, equivalent to refect(us) (see refect) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

re·fec·tive, adjective

re·fec·to·ri·al

[ree-fek-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] , adjective

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refection (rɪˈfɛkʃən)

—n
	refreshment with food and drink

[C14: from Latin refectiō a restoring, from reficere to remake, from re- + facere to make]

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