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reposure

/ɹɪˈpoʊʒəɹ/

reposure noun: rest; quiet.

Noun

reposure

  1. (archaic) rest; quiet
    • In the reposure of most soft content.c. 1599 (date written), I. M. [i.e., John Marston], The History of Antonio and Mellida. The First Part. […], London: […] [Richard Bradock] for Mathewe Lownes, and Thomas Fisher, […], published 1602...

Origin of reposure

From repose + -ure.

Questions about reposure

What does reposure mean?
Reposure means rest; quiet.
What part of speech is reposure?
Reposure is a noun.
How do you pronounce reposure?
Reposure is pronounced /ɹɪˈpoʊʒəɹ/.

Words near reposure in the dictionary

  1. repostulated
  2. repostulates
  3. repostulating
  4. repostulation
  5. repostulations
  6. reposure
  7. repot
  8. repotentiation
  9. repotentiations
  10. repotentise
  11. repotentised

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