From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishquietusqui‧e‧tus /kwaɪˈiːtəs, kwiˈeɪtəs $ kwaɪˈiːtəs/ noun [singular] formal 1 MXthe death of a person2 ENDthe end of something
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quietus• Gradually she led the interview to a quietus, a normality of future projects.Origin quietus (1500-1600) Medieval Latin quietus est “he is free of debts or duties” 