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)

  1. marker, (reference) mark
  2. landmark
  3. reference point

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