/ rɪˈpɑːst; NAmE -ˈpæst/ noun
( old-fashioned or formal ) a meal
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French , based on late Latin repascere , from re- (expressing intensive force) + pascere to feed.
/ rɪˈpɑːst; NAmE -ˈpæst/ noun
( old-fashioned or formal ) a meal
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French , based on late Latin repascere , from re- (expressing intensive force) + pascere to feed.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005