"peace and quiet" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Perhaps a reformation of the Old English phrase sibb and stilnes (literally “peace and quiet”). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} peace and quiet (uncountable)
  1. Tranquility; freedom from stress or interruptions. Wikipedia link: Old English Tags: uncountable Translations (tranquility): rus en vrede (Afrikaans), 安靜 (Chinese Mandarin), 安静 (ānjìng) (Chinese Mandarin), 平靜 (Chinese Mandarin), 平静 (píngjìng) (Chinese Mandarin), rauha ja hiljaisuus (Finnish), csend és nyugalom (Hungarian), béke és nyugalom (Hungarian), kyrrð [feminine] (Icelandic), [feminine] (Icelandic), síth agus socracht (Irish), quieto vivere [masculine] (Italian), fred og ro (Norwegian Bokmål), fred og ro (Norwegian Nynorsk), sibb and stilnes (Old English), święty spokój [masculine] (Polish), calmaria [feminine] (Portuguese), тишь да гладь (tišʹ da gladʹ) [feminine, plural] (Russian), lugn och ro (Swedish)
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