reflexion

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English reflexion, reflexioun, from Middle French reflexion and its etymon Late Latin reflexiō; the variant spelling reflection is due to influence from correction. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈflɛkʃ(ə)n/ Hyphenation: ref‧lex‧ion Rhymes: -ɛkʃən === Noun === reflexion (countable and uncountable, plural reflexions) (chiefly UK) Dated spelling of reflection. (grammar, linguistics) An act or instance of referring back to the subject of a sentence, or of having an object equal to the subject. ==== Usage notes ==== The spelling reflexion fell out of common use in the United States after the 18th century. In the United Kingdom, it remained standard into the early twentieth century but declined thereafter, with reflection becoming the dominant form. ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === refraction diffraction == Swedish == === Noun === reflexion c dated spelling of reflektion (“reflection”) ==== Declension ==== === References === “reflexion”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “reflexion”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “reflexion”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)