Light food and drinks provided for guests or participants at an event. Items that restore energy or provide comfort.
From refresh, from Old French refrescher (re- 'again' + fresc 'fresh'), plus -ment suffix. Originally meant 'the action of making fresh again,' extended to food and drink in the 16th century.
The ritual of offering refreshments transcends cultures and millennia - from ancient Greek symposiums to modern coffee breaks, sharing food and drink remains humanity's universal gesture of hospitality, literally and figuratively refreshing social bonds.
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