requiem.
A Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
Meaning & usage
A Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
A musical composition for such a mass.
A piece of music composed to honor a dead person.
Rest; peace.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English requiem, from Latin requiem, the first word of the introit for the traditional requiem mass, an alternative accusative case of Latin requiēs (“rest, repose”), from re- (“again”) + quiēs (“rest, quiet”).
A large or dangerous shark, specifically, (zoology) a member of the family Carcharhinidae.
Where this word comes from
From French requin, altered by association with Etymology 1, above.
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