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requiescat

re·quies·cat

UK/ɹɛkwɪˈɛskæt/ US/ˌɹɛkwiˈɛskæt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person

Origin

First word of the Latin phrase requiēscat in pāce (“may he/she rest in peace”). The Latin word requiēscat means "may he/she rest" and is a form of the Latin verb requiēscō (“to rest, repose”).

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