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reflexive

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See also:réflexive

English

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Etymology

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FromMedieval Latinreflexīvus, fromLatinreflexus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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reflexive (notcomparable)

  1. (grammar) Referring back to thesubject, or having anobject equal to the subject.
  2. (mathematics) Of arelationR on asetS, such thatxRx for allmembersx ofS (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).
    "Equals" is areflexive relation, as it holds for all possible x; "not less" isnon-reflexive because it is true only for some x and y, "unequal" isirreflexive, as it never holds between x and itself.
  3. Of or resulting from areflex.
    The electric shock elicited an automatic andreflexive response from him.
  4. (figurative) Producing immediate response,spontaneous.
    areflexive dislike
  5. Synonym ofreflective

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Translations

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in grammar
in mathematics
resulting from a reflex

Noun

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reflexive (pluralreflexives)

  1. (grammar) Areflexive pronoun.
  2. (grammar) Areflexive verb.

Translations

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reflexive pronoun—seereflexive pronoun
reflexive verb—seereflexive verb

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German

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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reflexive

  1. inflection ofreflexiv:
    1. strong/mixednominative/accusativefemininesingular
    2. strongnominative/accusativeplural
    3. weaknominative all-gendersingular
    4. weakaccusativefeminine/neutersingular

Latin

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Etymology 1

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Adverb

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reflexīvē (notcomparable)

  1. reflexively

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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reflexīve

  1. vocativemasculinesingular ofreflexīvus
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