respection

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/ɹɪˈspɛkʃən/

noun

respect; regard

OriginLatin respectio →
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Meanings

nounrespection (uncountable)
  1. EarlyModernobsoleteuncountablerespect; regard

    1527 (original date - this quote is from a later version), William Tyndale, The parable of the wicked mammon without difference or respection of persons

Origin

  1. Latinrespectio
  2. Englishrespection

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APA

respection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respection

MLA

“respection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respection. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “respection,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respection.

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