réfection

See also: refection

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin refectiō (“recovery, refection”), from reficiō (“restore, renew”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁe.fɛk.sjɔ̃/

Noun

réfection f (plural réfections)

refection
(linguistics) refashioning, restoration, on the basis of its etymology, of a word which has undergone phonetic erosion through regular sound laws; the word resulting from that process

Derived terms

réfectionner

See also

relatinisation

Further reading

“réfection” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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