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re⋅fec⋅tion

[ri-fek-shuhn]
–noun
1. refreshment, esp. with food or drink.
2. a portion of food or drink; repast.

Origin:
1300–50; ME refeccioun < L refectiōn- (s. of refectiō) restoration, equiv. to refect(us) (see refect ) + -iōn- -ion


re⋅fec⋅tive, adjective
re⋅fec⋅to⋅ri⋅al [ree-fek-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] , adjective
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Main Entry: re·fec·tion
Pronunciation: ri-'fek-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : satisfaction of hunger and thirst
2 a : the eating of feces especially by the animal producing them b : spontaneous recovery of vitamin-depleted animals on a high starch diet presumably resulting from consumption of fecesenriched with vitamins synthesized by intestinal bacteria
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