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noun
- the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected
- the property of a propogated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror)
- something, such as an image, that is reflected
- The dog barked at his own in the mirror.
- careful thought or consideration
- After careful , I have decided not to vote for that proposition.
- an implied criticism
- It is a on his character that he never wavered in his resolve.
Translations: - French: reflet (meanings 1, 2 and 3), réflexion (meaning 4))
- German: Abbild
Etymology: From the English reflexion, from the Late Latin reflexionem, from reflexio; the variant spelling reflection is due to influence from correction.
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