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Req⋅ui⋅em

  [rek-wee-uhm, ree-kwee-, rey-]
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–noun
1. Roman Catholic Church.
a. Also called Requiem Mass. the Mass celebrated for the repose of the souls of the dead.
b. a celebration of this Mass.
c. a plainsong setting for this Mass.
2. any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the repose of the dead.
Also, req⋅ui⋅em.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME < L, acc. of requiēs rest (the first word of the introit of the mass for the dead)
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req·ui·em   (rěk'wē-əm, rē'kwē-)   
n.  
  1. Requiem Roman Catholic Church
    1. A mass for a deceased person.
    2. A musical composition for such a mass.
  2. A hymn, composition, or service for the dead.

[Middle English, from Latin, accusative of requiēs, rest, the first word of the mass for the dead : re-, re- + quiēs, quiet; see kweiə- in Indo-European roots.]
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