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reflexion

/ɹɪˈflɛkʃ(ə)n/ UK

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From Middle English reflexion, reflexioun, from Middle French reflexion and its etymon Late Latin reflexiō; the variant spelling reflection is due to influence from correction.

noun reflexions

UK, countable, uncountable Dated spelling of reflection. Now, I say, why Time should be so burthensome to such as these, or what should betray them to such infrugal Expences of it, I can give no account without making severe Reflexions on their Discretion.
countable, uncountable An act or instance of referring back to the subject of a sentence, or of having an object equal to the subject.

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@misc{reflexion_2026,
  title = {reflexion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reflexion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}