refection

C2+ Topic:Food & Drink
US /rɪˈfɛkʃən/ UK /rɪˈfɛkʃən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    refreshment by food and drink; a light meal

    After the long journey they paused for a modest refection of bread and wine.

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Synonyms
1 noun · refreshment by food and... refreshmentrepastmealcollationnourishment
Word family
Derived forms refectory
Related forms refectrefectoryrefreshmentperfect

Etymology

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

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