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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gen•u•flec•tion ( jen′yŏŏ flek′shən),USA pronunciation n. - an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] gen′u•flex′ion. - Medieval Latin genūflexiōn- (stem of genūflexiō). See genuflect, -ion
- 1520–30
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gen•u•flect /ˈdʒɛnyʊˌflɛkt/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- Religion, to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship.
gen•u•flec•tion /ˌdʒɛnyʊˈflɛkʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]See -flect-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gen•u•flect ( jen′yŏŏ flekt′),USA pronunciation v.i. - to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship.
- to express a servile attitude.
- Medieval Latin genūflectere to bend the knee, equivalent. to Latin genū-, stem of genu knee + flectere to bend
- 1620–30
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