refection

See also réfection

English

Etymology

From French réfection, from Latin refectiōnem, accusative singular of refectiō (“recovery, refection”), from reficiō (“restore, renew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɪˈfɛkʃən/

Noun

refection (plural refections)

1. Mental or spiritual refreshment.
2. Physical refreshment, especially with food or drink.
   • 1658: For beside the common way and road of reception by the root, there may be a refection and imbibition from without — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 198)
3. A meal, especially a light meal.

Synonyms

• (light meal) repast

Related terms

• refectory

Translations

mental or spiritual refreshment

• Hungarian: felüdülés (hu)

• Serbo-Croatian: ȍkrepa (sh) f

physical refreshment, especially with food or drink

• Hungarian: felfrissülés (hu)

• Serbo-Croatian: zákuska (sh) f

a light meal

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• French: réfection