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).

Nearby words

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

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)

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Examples from the Web for repast

When this repast was over, the company returned to their recreation.
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Fanny Burney
After that, with a passing admonition to his friend not to burst, my brother-in-law returned to his repast.
The Right Stuff|Ian Hay
Neither of us has broken his fast since morning, and then the repast was but meagre.
Joan of Arc|Lucy Foster Madison
During the repast the stranger continued the conversation which had been interrupted by their approach to Jena.
Count Ulrich of Lindburg|W.H.G. Kingston

This repast being finished, the youths escort the bridegroom home with songs and the sound of the rustic flute.
Austria|Frederick Shoberl

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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