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reflective

 adjective
     
Related topics: Optics
re‧flec‧tive
1 a reflective surface reflects light:
Stick reflective tape on your school bag.
2 thinking quietly about something:
She was in a reflective mood.
3 showing that something is true about a situation
reflective of
TV is reflective of society's more liberal views on sex.
—reflectiveness noun [uncountable]
—reflectively adjective
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