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Repechage


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Came first in group 1024 in round 1 with 466 votes

beat Etcetera on 455 votes
beat Fin on 269 votes
beat Cup on 135 votes


Came third in group 256 in round 2 with 178 votes

beaten by Bumptious on 627 votes
beaten by Espionage on 208 votes
beat Cherub on 146 votes



See also: repêchage

English[edit]

WOTD – 15 May 2009, 12 August 2012
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Etymology[edit]

From French repêchage, from repêcher (“to fish out, rescue”), from re- (“again”) + pêcher (“to fish”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛp.ə.ʃɑːʒ/, /ˈɹɛp.ɪ.ʃɑːʒ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛp.əˈʃɑʒ/, /ɹəˌpɛʃˈɑʒ/
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Noun[edit]

repechage (plural repechages)

  1. (sports) A heat (as in rowing or fencing) in which the best competitors who have lost in a previous round compete for a place or places yet left in the next round.

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