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refreshment

  • /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ.mənt/ UK, US

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Recorded since 1665; either directly or via Middle English refreschement, from Old French refrescher (12th century; modern French rafraîchir), itself from re- (“again”) + fresche (“fresh”) (modern French frais; from a Germanic source, cognate with Old High German frisc, modern German frisch, Dutch fris, etc.)

noun refreshments

  1. countable, uncountable The process of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour. They purſued this indeterminate courſe for ſix miles, when a public-houſe preſenting itſelf to their view, there was a propoſal made to halt for refreſhment, and they diſpofed of themſelves accordingly, as the conveniencies of the place would permit.

    Similar: reinvigoration, revival, restoration, renewal, renovation, reanimation, repair

  2. countable, plural normally, usually That which refreshes, such as a light snack or drink. All refreshments will be provided by the hosts.
  3. countable, uncountable The result of being refreshed.

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noun process of refreshing

Españolrefrescamiento
日本語気分転換 kibuntenkan
Françaisrafraîchissement
DeutschErfrischung
Русскийосвеже́ние osvežénije

noun light snack or drink

Españolrefrigerio, refresco, agasajo
Portuguêsrefresco
Françaisrafraîchissement
DeutschErfrischung, Snack
Ελληνικάαναψυκτικό anapsyktikó
Русскийзаку́ска zakúska
עבריתכִּבּוּד kibbúd

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"refreshment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/refreshment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"refreshment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/refreshment.

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@misc{refreshment_2026,
  title = {refreshment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/refreshment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}