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qui⋅e⋅tude

[kwahy-i-tood, -tyood]
–noun
the state of being quiet; tranquillity; calmness; stillness; quiet.

Origin:
1590–1600; < LL quiētudō, deriv. of L quiētus quiet 2 ; see -tude
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qui·e·tude   (kwī'ĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd')   
n.  Tranquillity.

[Late Latin quiētūdō, from Latin quiētus, resting, from past participle of quiēscere, to rest; see quiet.]
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