req‧ui‧em /ˈrekwiəm, -em/ (
also ˌrequiem ˈmass)
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: requies 'rest']
1. a Christian ceremony in which prayers are said for someone who has died
2. a piece of music written for a requiem
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