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refrication

refrication noun: a rubbing up afresh; a brightening.

Noun

refrication (uncountable)

  1. (nonce-word, obsolete) A rubbing up afresh; a brightening.
    • A continual refrication of the memory.1633, Joseph Hall, A paraphrase upon the hard texts of Scripture

Origin of refrication

Latin refricare to rub again.

Questions about refrication

What does refrication mean?
Refrication means a rubbing up afresh; a brightening.
What part of speech is refrication?
Refrication is a noun.

Words near refrication in the dictionary

  1. refresht
  2. refret
  3. refrets
  4. refretted
  5. refretting
  6. refrication
  7. refridgerate
  8. refridgerator
  9. refried
  10. refried bean
  11. refried beans

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