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单词 requiem
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
req•ui•em /ˈrɛkwiəm, ˈrikwi-, ˈreɪ-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Religion[often: Requiem]Also called ˈreq•ui•em ˈmass. a Catholic mass for the dead.
  2. Music and Dancemusic written for a requiem.
See -quie-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Req•ui•em  (rek′wē əm, rē′kwē-, rā′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Religion[Rom. Cath. Ch.]
    • Also called Req′uiem Mass′. the Mass celebrated for the repose of the souls of the dead.
    • a celebration of this Mass.
    • a plainsong setting for this Mass.
  2. Music and Danceany musical service, hymn, or dirge for the repose of the dead.
Also, req′ui•em. 
  • Latin, accusative of requiēs rest (the first word of the introit of the mass for the dead)
  • Middle English 1275–1325

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Requiem /ˈrɛkwɪˌɛm/ n
  1. a Mass celebrated for the dead
  2. a musical setting of this Mass
  3. any piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person or persons
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin requiēs rest, from the opening of the introit, Requiem aeternam dona eis Rest eternal grant unto them
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