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requiem Definition


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requiem
noun
    1a. RC Church.music.
      A mass for the souls of the dead;
      Form: Requiem (also)
    1b. RC Church.music.
      A piece of music written to accompany this service.
      Form: Requiem (also)
    2. music.
      Any piece of music composed or performed to commemorate the dead.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin requiem rest, the first word of the Latin version of the mass for the dead.



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