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rection

rection noun: regimen; government; the rules governing the syntax, rules of agreement of a language.

Noun

rection (plural rections)

  1. (archaic) regimen; government; the rules governing the syntax, rules of agreement of a language.
    • rection to a place1832, Josiah Willard Gibbs Sr., Manual Hebrew and English Lexicon
    Synonyms:
    government, regimen

Synonyms of rection

Forms of rection

pluralrections

Origin of rection

From Latin rectio, from regere (“to rule, to govern”).

Questions about rection

What does rection mean?
Rection means regimen; government; the rules governing the syntax, rules of agreement of a language.
What part of speech is rection?
Rection is a noun.
What is the plural of rection?
The plural of rection is rections.

Words near rection in the dictionary

  1. rectilinearness
  2. rectilineous
  3. rectimarginate
  4. Rectina
  5. rectinerved
  6. rection
  7. rections
  8. rectipetal
  9. rectipetality
  10. rectiradiate
  11. rectiserial

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