Definition of repast
1
:something taken as food :meal
2
:the act or time of taking food
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Examples of repast in a Sentence
She offered us a light repast before we set out on our trip.
monks taking their evening repast in silence
Recent Examples of repast from the Web
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But for a truly eccentric Peruvian repast, nothing approaches Chez Wong, touted by Newsweek as one of the planet's top 101 restaurants.
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NOW: At 112 years old, Galatoire's is thriving, and the legendarily raucous midday Friday repasts, where lunch can segue into happy hour and then dinner, are still going strong.
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His homegoing service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at House of Hope in the Pullman neighborhood with a repast afterward at Mount Calvary.
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There are also olive, fig, and walnut trees, which provide fresh repast for the family’s table.
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His funeral, to be followed by a community repast, was to be held Friday, at the same church as Mr. Gray’s.
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Origin and Etymology of repast
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from (soi) repaistre to feed upon, from re- + pestre, paistre to feed, from Latin pascere — more at food
repast Synonyms
Synonyms
chow, feed, menu, mess, refection, meal, tableRelated Words
board; breakfast, buffet, collation, dinner, lunch, luncheon, refreshments, smorgasbord, snack, supper, tea; bite, gulp, morsel, serving, taste; banquet, feast, regale, spread; bake, barbecue (also barbeque), clambake, cookout, fry, fry-up [British], luau, picnic, potluck, roastFirst Known Use of repast
15th century
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