Meanings
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1
noun
Uncommon 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.
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2
noun
the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
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3
noun
a likeness in which left and right are reversed
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4
noun
the ability to reflect beams or rays
Thesaurus
Synonyms
2
noun
· the image of something as...
reflection
4
noun
· the ability to reflect...
reflection
Word family
Derived forms
reflexional
Etymology
From Late Latin reflexiō; the variant spelling reflection is due to influence from correction.