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Meaning of 'quietus' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Quietus [ a.]
- Final discharge or acquittance, as from debt or obligation; that which silences claims; (Fig.) rest; death.

Meaning of 'quietus' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . quietus [ n]
Meaning (1):
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
Example in sentence:
  • she was laid to rest beside her husband;
  • they had to put their family pet to sleep

Nearby Words:

qui vive quib quibble quibbled quibbler quibbling quibblingly quica quice quich

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