reflexive

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Mediaeval Latin reflexivus, from Latin reflexus.

[edit] Adjective

Wikipedia reflexive (not comparable)

1. (grammar) Having a subject and object that are the same.
2. (set theory) Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).

   "Equals" is a reflexive relation.

[edit] Derived terms

• reflexive verb
• reflexive pronoun

[edit] Related terms

• symmetric
• transitive
• irreflexive

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

reflexive (plural reflexives)

1. A reflexive pronoun.