 reflexive |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] (grammar) referring back to itself | |
| Synonyms: | self-referent | |
| Related terms: | grammar backward | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (physiology) without volition or conscious control | |
| Synonyms: | automatic reflex | |
| Examples: | "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light" "a reflex knee jerk" "sneezing is reflexive" |
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| Related terms: | physiology involuntary | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (grammar,linguistics) a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects itself | |
| Synonyms: | reflexive_pronoun | |
| Related terms: | personal_pronoun | |
| Similar spelling: |
reflex reflective reflexivity reflexed reflexion reflectively reflect reflexly reflector reflected reflex_angle reflux reflex_arc reflection reflecting Reveles replace reflectance |
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