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Definition of requiem noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

requiem

noun

NAmE//ˈrɛkwiəm//

(also requiem mass)

1a Christian ceremony for a person who has recently died, at which people say prayers for his or her soul

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2a piece of music for this ceremony

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