requiem

CEFRC2

/ˈɹɛ.kwi.əm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A piece of music or service for a dead person.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A musical composition for such a mass.

Examples

  • Tom composed a short requiem in Mary's honor.

  • Any man-eater is called a requiem.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A piece of music composed to honor a dead person.

  2. A Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.

  3. Rest; peace.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The choir beautifully sang a very mournful blank at the funeral service.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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”).