repast
repast Lexical Profile
repast Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A meal, or the food and drink eaten or provided at a meal.
"After their long hike through the mountains, the travelers sat down at the inn for a hearty evening repast."
American A gathering and shared meal held for mourners following a funeral service.
"Following the burial service, friends and relatives gathered at the community hall for the funeral repast."
• verb
To take a meal, feast, or provide food and nourishment for someone (archaic or literary).
"The weary pilgrims stopped by the shaded riverbank to repast on bread, cheese, and dried fruit."
Word Nuance & Usage
'Repast' is a formal or literary word for a meal, often used in elevated, historical, or humorous writing rather than everyday conversation.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French 'repast', from Late Latin 'repastus' (a meal), the past participle of 'repascere' (to feed again), from 're-' + 'pascere' (to feed or graze).