quietus
noun/kwaɪˈiːtəs/
/kwaɪˈiːtəs/
[countable, uncountable] (literary)- death, or something that causes death, considered as a welcome end to life
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- something that makes a person or situation calm
Word Originlate Middle English: abbreviation of medieval Latin quietus est ‘he is quit’ (see quit), originally used as a form of receipt or discharge on payment of a debt.
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