how to pronounce reflexive

/ɹɪˈflɛk.sɪv/

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reflexive is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of reflexive

adjective:

Producing immediate response, spontaneous.
Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
Synonym of reflective.
Of or resulting from a reflex.
Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).

noun:

A reflexive verb.
A reflexive pronoun.

reflexive frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word reflexive occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics reflexive can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that reflexive can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;