"requiescat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɛkwɪˈɛskæt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɹɛkwiˈɛskæt/ [US] Forms: requiescats [plural]
enPR: rĕk'wē-ĕsʹkăt [US] Etymology: First word of the Latin phrase requiēscat in pāce (“may he/she rest in peace”). The Latin word requiēscat means "may he/she rest" and is a form of the Latin verb requiēscō (“I rest, I repose”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun}} requiescat (plural requiescats)
  1. A prayer for the peaceful repose of the soul of a dead person Categories (topical): Prayer

Inflected forms

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