reflexion

See also: Reflexion, réflexion, and reflexión

English

Etymology

From Late Latin reflexiō; the variant spelling reflection is due to influence from correction.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈflɛkʃ(ə)n/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: ref‧lex‧ion
• Rhymes: -ɛkʃən

Noun

reflexion (countable and uncountable, plural reflexions)

1. Dated spelling of reflection.
   • 1684, John Goodman, A Winter-Evening Conference between neighbours:

     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.

   • 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Grove Press, published 1959, →OCLC:

     He gets off the train, determined not to leave town after all. But a little further reflexion shows him the folly of such a course.

See also

• refraction
• diffraction

Swedish

Noun

reflexion c

1. Dated spelling of reflektion (“reflection”).

Declension

Declension of reflexion
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	reflexion	reflexionen	reflexioner	reflexionerna
Genitive	reflexions	reflexionens	reflexioners	reflexionernas

References

• reflexion in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• reflexion in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• reflexion in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)