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Definition of: refection
(ri·fek′shən) noun
1. Refreshment by food; a light meal.
2. In civil law, repair of property.
3. Med. Spontaneous recovery, as from an ailment or the effects of a vitamin deficiency. [<OF <L refectio, -onis <refectus, pp. of reficere remake, refresh <re-again + facere make]
—re·fec′tion·er noun
—re·fec′tive adjective
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