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reflexive adj 1 grammar said of a pronoun: showing that the object of a verb is the same as the subject, eg in He cut himself, himself is a reflexive pronoun. 2 grammar said of a verb: used with a reflexive pronoun as object, eg shave as in He shaved himself. 3 physiol relating to a reflex. noun a reflexive pronoun or verb. reflexively adverb. reflexiveness noun. reflexivity noun.
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