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Definition repose

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French reposer, from Late Latin repaus?re (“to lay at rest, quiet, also nourish, intransitive to be at rest, rest, repose”), from Latin re- (“again”) + pausare (“to pause, rest”), from pausa (“pause”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (paûsis).

Noun

repose (countable and uncountable, plural reposes)

1. (dated) rest, sleep
2. quietness, ease; peace, calmness
3. (geology) period between eruptions of a volcano.

Verb

repose (third-person singular simple present reposes, present participle reposing, simple past and past participle reposed)

1. (intransitive) To lie at rest; to rest.
2. (intransitive) To lie; to be supported.
3. (transitive) To lay, to set down.
4. (transitive) To place, have, or rest; to set; to entrust.
5. (intransitive) To reside in something.
6. (intransitive, figuratively) To remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.
7. (intransitive, Eastern Orthodox Church) To die, especially of a saint.

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