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A Writer's Dictionary:

quietus Definition


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quietus
noun
    1a. Release from life; death;
    1b. Something that brings about death.
    2. Release or discharge from debts or duties.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin quietus est he is quit, meaning ‘he is considered to have discharged his debts'.



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