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rere-supper

rere-supper noun: a late supper; a meal eaten at night.

Noun

rere-supper (plural rere-suppers)

  1. (obsolete) A late supper; a meal eaten at night.

Forms of rere-supper

pluralrere-suppers

Origin of rere-supper

From Middle English rere soper, reresoper, reresouper, from Anglo-Norman rere super, from rere (“rear”) + super (“supper”). Later often assimilated to rere + supper.

Questions about rere-supper

What does rere-supper mean?
Rere-supper means a late supper; a meal eaten at night.
What part of speech is rere-supper?
Rere-supper is a noun.
What is the plural of rere-supper?
The plural of rere-supper is rere-suppers.

Words near rere-supper in the dictionary

  1. rerationalizing
  2. rerattle
  3. rere
  4. rere-dorter
  5. rere-dorters
  6. rere-supper
  7. rere-suppers
  8. reread
  9. rereader
  10. rereaders
  11. rereading

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