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flexion

flexion, bending

noun flek-SYOHN Rare

Origin: Latin flexio (bending)

Also means

inflection (grammar)

Usage Note

Flexion in everyday French most often refers to a physical bending movement — une flexion des genoux is a knee bend or squat. In linguistics it denotes grammatical inflection, the process by which words change form. The adjective flexionnel describes highly inflected languages.

Examples

"Fais dix flexions des genoux chaque matin."

Natural Translation

Do ten knee bends every morning.

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