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)
- marker, (reference) mark
- landmark
- reference point
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.