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Quietus

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Noun

1. eternal rest, eternal sleep, quietus, rest, sleep

euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

Example Sentences:
'she was laid to rest beside her husband'
'they had to put their family pet to sleep'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Quietus

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noun plural -tuses
1. 
anything that serves to quash, eliminate, or kill
to give the quietus to a rumour
2. 
a release from life; death
3. 
the discharge or settlement of debts, duties, etc

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Quietus

see synonyms of quietus
noun
1. 
discharge or release from debt, obligation, or office
2. 
discharge or release from life; death
3. 
anything that kills
4. 
anything that serves to quiet, curb, or end an activity

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Quietus

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n.
1. Something that serves to suppress, check, or eliminate: "He was blindsided by a conflict in Korea that put the quietus on his China venture" (Robert L. Beisner).
2. Release from life; death.
3. A final discharge, as of a duty or debt.

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