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| req·ui·em [ rékwee əm ] (plural req·ui·ems) or Req·ui·em [ rékwee əm ] (plural Req·ui·ems) |
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1. Roman Catholic service for dead: a Roman Catholic mass held to offer prayers for somebody who has died
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2. music for requiem: a piece of music written to accompany a requiem mass
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3. commemorative music: a piece of music written to commemorate somebody who has died
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| [14th century. < Latin, "rest," in Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine "Grant them eternal rest, O Lord"] |
