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reflexiveness

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re·flex·ive  (r-flksv)
adj.
1. Directed back on itself.
2. Grammar
a. Of, relating to, or being a verb having an identical subject and direct object, as dressed in the sentence She dressed herself.
b. Of, relating to, or being the pronoun used as the direct object of a reflexive verb, as herself in She dressed herself.
3. Of or relating to a reflex.
4. Elicited automatically; spontaneous: "a bid for . . . reflexive left-wing approval" Marshall Delaney.
n. Grammar
A reflexive verb or pronoun. See Usage Note at myself.

re·flexive·ly adv.
re·flexive·ness, reflex·ivi·ty (rflk-sv-t) n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.reflexiveness - the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent
coreference - the grammatical relation between two words that have a common referent
2.reflexiveness - (logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itself
math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
logical relation - a relation between propositions
mathematical relation - a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)

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