repast

[ noun ri-past, -pahst, ree-past, -pahst; verb ri-past, -pahst ]

/ noun rɪˈpæst, -ˈpɑst, ˈri pæst, -pɑst; verb rɪˈpæst, -ˈpɑst /

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noun

a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating: to eat a light repast.

a meal: the evening repast.

the time during which a meal is eaten; mealtime.

Archaic. the taking of food, as at a meal.

Obsolete. food.

verb (used without object)

to eat or feast (often followed by on or upon).

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Origin of repast

1300–50; Middle English (noun) <Old French, derivative (compare past<Latin pāstus fodder) of repaistre to eat a meal <Late Latin repāscere to feed regularly, equivalent to Latin re-re- + pāscere to feed (cf. pasture)

Words nearby repast

reparative, reparative dentin, repartee, repartition, repass, repast, repatriate, repatriation, repay, repeal, repeat

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How to use repast in a sentence

They had a repast together, and Aguinaldo called for cheers for Spain, in which all heartily joined.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
The cook, placed upon her mettle, served a delicious repast—a luscious tenderloin broiled a point.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
On the table some kind of cold repast was laid, the viands concealed under china covers.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
The startled guests filed hastily across to find a dainty but sumptuous repast served at little tables.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

I visited one day, in Aberdeen, a restaurant where a copious repast was being served for the modest sum of two pence a head.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell

British Dictionary definitions for repast

repast

/ (rɪˈpɑːst) /

noun

a meal or the food provided at a meala light repast

archaic

food in general; nourishment
the act of taking food or refreshment

verb

(intr) archaic to feed (on)

Word Origin for repast

C14: from Old French, from repaistre to feed, from Late Latin repāscere to nourish again, from Latin re- + pāscere to feed, pasture (of animals)

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