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quietus

[ kwahy-ee-tuhs ]

noun

plural quietuses.
  1. a finishing stroke; anything that effectually ends or settles:

    Having given a quietus to the argument, she left.

  2. discharge or release from life.
  3. a period of retirement or inactivity.


quietus

/ -ˈeɪtÉ™s; kwaɪˈiËtÉ™s /

noun

  1. anything that serves to quash, eliminate, or kill

    to give the quietus to a rumour

  2. a release from life; death
  3. the discharge or settlement of debts, duties, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of quietus1

1530–40; < Medieval Latin ±ç³Ü¾±Å§³Ù³Ü²õ quit (in ±ç³Ü¾±Å§³Ù³Ü²õ est (he) is quit, a formula of acquittance), Latin: (he) is quiet, at rest ( quiet ); quit 1 (adj.)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of quietus1

C16: from Latin ±ç³Ü¾±Å§³Ù³Ü²õ est, literally: he is at rest, quiet
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Kg5, and now, with both Black rooks hanging, a simple king move delivers the quietus.

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Instead, it was a much quicker quietus after 19.

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"Whom would fardels bear under such a weary and long life.... when he could his quietus make with a bare bodkin?"

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What’s most disheartening is how unspectacular a quietus it turns out to be.

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Last night also put the quietus to that numbing “small ball†we kept hearing from the game announcers all summer, in a season dominated by enormous heat-radiating relievers and resulting low scores and shrivelled offense.

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