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Reflexive

Adjective

Definitions

1.AdjectiveReferring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
2.AdjectiveOf a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).
""Equals" is a reflexive relation, as it holds for all possible x; "not less" is non-reflexive because it is true only for some x and y, "unequal" is irreflexive, as it never holds between x and itself."
3.AdjectiveOf or resulting from a reflex.
"The electric shock elicited an automatic and reflexive response from him."
4.AdjectiveProducing immediate response, spontaneous.
"a reflexive dislike"
5.AdjectiveProducing or provoking a reciprocal response.
6.AdjectiveSynonym of reflective.
7.NounA reflexive pronoun.
8.NounA reflexive verb.
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