Dictionary
re•past
Pronunciation: (
—n.ri-past', -päst', rē'past, -päst;
—v.ri-past', -päst'), [key]—
n.
1. a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
to eat a light repast.
2. a meal:
the evening repast.
3. the time during which a meal is eaten; mealtime.
4. Archaic.the taking of food, as at a meal.
5. Obs.food.
—
v.i.
to eat or feast (often fol. by
on or
upon).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.