repère

See also: repere and repéré

French

Etymology

Initially, a variant spelling of repaire; then linked to Latin reperiō (“to find”), which caused the etymological link between it and its doublet to be lost.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁə.pɛʁ/
Homophone: repaire

Noun

repère m (plural repères)

Derived terms

point de repère

Further reading

“repère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
“repère” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
“repère” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.

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