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Requiem definition

Re·quiem (rek′wē əm; rā′kwē-, rē′-)

noun

  1. R.C.Ch. a Mass for one or more deceased persons
  2. a musical setting for this; also, any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the dead
  3. any dirgelike song, chant, or poem

Etymology: ME < L, acc. of requies, rest (see re- & quiet): first word of the Introit in the Latin Mass for the Dead

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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