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requiem

Syllables: re·qui·em/ˈɹɛ.kwi.əm/

requiem noun: a Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.

Noun (1)

requiem (plural requiems)

  1. A Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
  2. A musical composition for such a mass.
  3. A piece of music composed to honor a dead person.
  4. (obsolete) Rest; peace.

Noun (2)

requiem (plural requiems)

  1. A large or dangerous shark, specifically, (zoology) a member of the family Carcharhinidae.
    • Any man-eater is called a requiem.1973, Patrick Buchanan, A Requiem of Sharks

requiem meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

requiem in Tamil

இரங்கற்பாட்டு

requiem in Urdu

ماتمی موسیقی

requiem in Bengali

requiem
ফাতেয়া phateẏa

requiem in Malayalam

മരിച്ചവർക്കുവേണ്ടിയുളള കൂദാശ, പ്രലാപഗീതം, ചരമഗീതം
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requiem in Kannada
ಸತ್ತವರ ಹಾಡು, ಕೊನೆಯ ಹಾಡು, ಚರಮಗೀತೆ, ಶೋಕಗೀತೆ
requiem in Indonesian
rekuiem

Forms of requiem

pluralrequiems

Plural of requiem: requiems

Origin of requiem

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”).

From French requin, altered by association with Etymology 1, above.

Words formed from requiem

Phrases with requiem

Questions about requiem

What does requiem mean?
Requiem means a Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
What is requiem in Tamil?
Requiem in Tamil is இரங்கற்பாட்டு. See Requiem meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is requiem?
Requiem is a noun.
How do you pronounce requiem?
Requiem is pronounced /ˈɹɛ.kwi.əm/.
What is the plural of requiem?
The plural of requiem is requiems.

Words near requiem in the dictionary

  1. requeuing
  2. requicken
  3. requickened
  4. requickening
  5. requickens
  6. requiem
  7. requiem mass
  8. requiem masses
  9. requiem shark
  10. requiem sharks
  11. requiems

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Adapted from Wiktionary: requiem (page history and authors); requiem (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); requiem (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ফাতেয়া (Bengali) (page history and authors); requiem (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); requiem (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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