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respection

/ɹɪˈspɛkʃən/

respection noun: respect; regard.

Noun

respection (uncountable)

  1. (Early, Modern, obsolete) respect; regard
    • 1527 (original date - this quote is from a later version), William Tyndale, The parable of the wicked mammon
      without difference or respection of persons

Origin of respection

Compare Latin respectio.

Questions about respection

What does respection mean?
Respection means respect; regard.
What part of speech is respection?
Respection is a noun.
How do you pronounce respection?
Respection is pronounced /ɹɪˈspɛkʃən/.

Words near respection in the dictionary

  1. respectful
  2. respectfully
  3. respectfulness
  4. respectfulnesses
  5. respecting
  6. respection
  7. respective
  8. respectively
  9. respectiveness
  10. respectless
  11. respectlessly

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