"refection" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈfɛkʃən/ Forms: refections [plural]
Etymology: From French réfection, from Latin refectiōnem, accusative singular of refectiō (“recovery, refection”), from reficiō (“restore, renew”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|réfection}} French réfection, {{uder|en|la|refectiōnem}} Latin refectiōnem Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} refection (countable and uncountable, plural refections)
  1. Mental or spiritual refreshment. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (mental or spiritual refreshment): възстановяване на силите (vǎzstanovjavane na silite) (Bulgarian), felüdülés (Hungarian), ȍkrepa [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-refection-en-noun-9EUH83UN Disambiguation of 'mental or spiritual refreshment': 87 12 1
  2. Physical refreshment, especially with food or drink. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (physical refreshment, especially with food or drink): felfrissülés (Hungarian), zákuska [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-refection-en-noun-rlsEgRlR Disambiguation of 'physical refreshment, especially with food or drink': 14 86 0
  3. A meal, especially a light meal. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: repast Translations (a light meal): лека закуска (leka zakuska) (Bulgarian), raisín [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-refection-en-noun-DPeDd~rK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 34 45 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 8 10 82 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 10 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 10 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 7 76 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 16 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 14 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 17 7 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 16 7 77 Disambiguation of 'a light meal': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Refection Sunday Related terms: refectory

Inflected forms

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