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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).

Words related to repast

feed, fare, snack, grub, victuals, food, feast, eats, refreshment, mess, spread, chow, banquet, refection

Words nearby repast

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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British Dictionary definitions for repast

repast
/ (rɪˈpɑːst) /

noun

a meal or the food provided at a meala light repast
archaic
  1. food in general; nourishment
  2. 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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