## Etymology
From Old French refection, from Latin refectionem ('a refreshing, restoration'), from reficere ('to remake, restore'), from re- ('again') + facere ('to make, do').

## AI Etymology
Refection comes from Old French refection, from Latin refectionem ('a refreshing, restoration'), from reficere ('to remake, restore'), from re- ('again') + facere ('to make, do'). The historical chain includes Latin re-, Latin reficere, and Latin facere. Older glosses in the chain include "a refreshing, restoration", "to remake, restore", "again", and "to make, do", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, refection is best read as compound and borrowing, yielding an English noun shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a noun, with the sense "refreshment by food and drink; a light meal". English derivatives include refectory; related forms include refect, refectory, refreshment, and perfect. The result is an English noun whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

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- Food & Drink
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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