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Rare
US spelling
noun
•
In Grammar:
A change in the form of a
word
to
express
different
grammatical categories
.
•
A change in
pitch
or
tone of voice
.
•
In Mathematics:
A change in
curvature
from
concave
to
convex
or from
convex
to
concave
.
•
A
turning away
from a
straight
course
.
•
diffraction
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Rhymes
section
ejection
erection
election
direction
infection
advection
reflexion
dejection
injection
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rejection
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detection
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interjection
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