R.I.P.

R.I.P.

1.
may he or she rest in peace. Origin:
< Latin requiēscat in pāce
2.
may they rest in peace. Origin:
< Latin requiēscant in pāce
Also, RIP
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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R.I.P. definition


The abbreviation for “rest in peace,” often found on gravestones or in obituaries. From the Latin, requiescat in pace.

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R.I.P.
  1. Latin requiescat in pace (may he or she rest in peace)

  2. Latin requiescant in pace (may they rest in peace)

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