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- 1. a meal: formal "a sumptuous repast"
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noun [ C ] literary uk / rɪˈpɑːst / us / rɪˈpæst / Add to word list. a meal: Yet that simple repast was fit for a king. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Meals & parts of meals. accompaniment. afternoon tea. afters. amuse-bouche. antipasto. elevenses. English breakfast. feast. feeding. finger buffet. plat du jour. plate meal.
Noun. chow. feed. meal. menu. mess. refection. table. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of repast in a Sentence. Noun She offered us a light repast before we set out on our trip. monks taking their evening repast in silence. Recent Examples on the Web.
Whether it's a sumptuous feast you're sitting down to or just a simple bite to eat, repast is just another word for "meal." Based on the Latin word repascere, which means "to feed," a repast is any collection of food served and eaten at one time. In verb form, repast means to eat or feast.
Repast definition: a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating. See examples of REPAST used in a sentence.
noun. 1. a meal or the food provided at a meal. a light repast. 2. archaic. a. food in general; nourishment. b. the act of taking food or refreshment.
n. 1. a meal or the food provided at a meal: a light repast. 2. archaic. a. food in general; nourishment. b. the act of taking food or refreshment. vb. (intr) archaic to feed (on) [C14: from Old French, from repaistre to feed, from Late Latin repāscere to nourish again, from Latin re- + pāscere to feed, pasture (of animals)]
(Definition of repast from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of repast. repast. You need to requisite ingredients, but if these are in your inventory, there are a wide range of possible repasts. From Ars Technica.
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Repast definition: A meal or the food eaten or provided at a meal.
Definition of repast noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
