réfection

See also: refection

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin refectiō (“recovery, refection”), from reficiō (“restore, renew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.fɛk.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

réfection f (plural réfections)

1. refection
2. (linguistics) refashioning, restoration, on the basis of its etymology, of a word which has undergone phonetic erosion through regular sound laws; the word resulting from that process

Derived terms

• réfectionner

See also

• relatinisation

Further reading

• “réfection”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.