Definition of quietude

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qui·e·tude    (kw-td, -tyd) KEY  

NOUN:

Tranquillity.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Late Latin quitd, from Latin quitus, resting, from past participle of quiscere, to rest ; see quiet

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