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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
Noun
repère m (plural repères)
- marker, (reference) mark
- landmark
- reference point
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