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repast
[ri-past, -pahst, ree-past, -pahst, ri-past, -pahst]
repast
/ ɪˈɑː /
noun
a meal or the food provided at a meal
a light repast
archaic
food in general; nourishment
the act of taking food or refreshment
verb
archaic(intr) to feed (on)
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of repast1
Example Sentences
The work accelerated during Ramadan, the holy month when Muslims traditionally conduct a dawn-to-dusk fast broken by what in normal times would be a sumptuous repast.
Not long afterward, another male red fox entered the scene of the crime; the purloined repast had been his.
Only then is a repast of red meat served.
Brunch was known as "the latest 'fad'" and "a repast at 11 o'clock a.m."
Maybe too decadent for an office worker’s midday repast, but I’ll happily risk an afternoon knockout punch for this sandwich.
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