refection

C2+ Topic:Food & Drink

US /rɪˈfɛkʃən/ UK /rɪˈfɛkʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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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... refreshment repast meal collation nourishment

Word family

Derived forms refectory

Related forms refectrefectory refreshment perfect

Etymology

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

re- Latin reficere Latin facere Latin

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Food & Drink Word Formation & Derivatives

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# refection

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /rɪˈfɛkʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /rɪˈfɛkʃən/

## Meanings
1. refreshment by food and drink; a light meal

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

## Synonyms
- refreshment
- repast
- meal
- collation
- nourishment

## Derived Forms
- refectory

## Related Forms
- refect
- refectory
- refreshment
- perfect

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: re-
- Root: reficere
- Root: facere

## 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.

## Topics
- Food & Drink
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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