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   re·flex·ive

   /rəˈfleksiv/

   adjective

   • 1. denoting a pronoun that refers back to the subject of the clause in which it is used, e.g. myself, themselves.
   • ▪ (of a verb or clause) having a reflexive pronoun as its object (e.g. wash oneself).
   • 2. (of a relation) always holding between a term and itself.
   • 3. (of a method or theory in the social sciences) taking account of itself or of the effect of the personality or presence of the researcher on what is being investigated.
   • 4. (of an action) performed as a reflex, without conscious thought: "at concerts like this one standing ovations have become reflexive"

   noun

   • 1. a reflexive word or form, especially a pronoun.

   Derivatives

   • 1. reflexiveness noun
   • 2. reflexivity noun

   Scrabble Points: 22

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