flection

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By the time the ceremony arrived, I knew every word and flection of that speech, which I had printed out in 16-point font, 1.5-spaced.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2017

It exhibits, also, something of that new growth which was to compensate for the loss of flection.

From Anglo-Saxon Literature by Earle, John

Yet French led not Inglish into' dhe dissolucion ov x into' ct, in flexion, reflexion; hwich dhe former nevver violated into' flection, reflection, or dhe like.

From A Minniature ov Inglish Orthoggraphy by Elphinston, James

The same occurred in the plural of many nouns, where a consonant was lost before the s of the flection; thus singular coc with short vowel, plural cos with long.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various

The movements of flection are direct, those of rotation, circular, those of abduction, oblique.

From Delsarte System of Oratory by Various