refection

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refection

/ɹɪˈfɛkʃən/

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From French réfection, from Latin refectiōnem, accusative singular of refectiō (“recovery, refection”), from reficiō (“restore, renew”).

noun refections

countable, uncountable Mental or spiritual refreshment.
countable, uncountable Physical refreshment, especially with food or drink. For beſide the common way and road of reception by the root, there may be a refection and imbibition from without; For gentle ſhowrs refreſh plants, though they enter not their roots; [...]
countable, uncountable A meal, especially a light meal. Brackett, ardently solicitous that Mr. Linthwaite and Mr. Semmerby should not suffer by these unwonted adventures, had roused up his cook and caused a refection to be ready at three o'clock, which, he said, he scarcely knew whether to call very early breakfast or very late supper.
Similar: repast

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@misc{refection_2026,
  title = {refection},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/refection},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}