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   quietus

   /kwʌɪˈiːtəs/

   noun

   • 1. death or something that causes death, regarded as a release from life.
   • ▪ something that has a calming or soothing effect.

   Word Origin late Middle English: abbreviation of medieval Latin quietus est ‘he is quit’ (see quit1), originally used as a form of receipt or discharge on payment of a debt.

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • I

     1

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

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2. timesofindia.indiatimes.com › india › was-being'Was being playful': Delhi HC quashes plea against Dalai Lama ...

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   5 hours ago · Give it a quietus. This is not a case to carry on like this," the court said. "The present matter should not be entertained as public interest and the same is dismissed," it ordered, according to PTI.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HadrianHadrian - Wikipedia

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   17 hours ago · Hadrian (/ ˈ h eɪ d r i ən /, HAY-dree-ən; Latin: Publius Aelius Hadrianus [(h)adriˈjaːnus]; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian was born in Italica, close to modern Seville in Spain, an Italic settlement in Hispania Baetica; his branch of the Aelia gens, the Aeli Hadriani, came from the town of Hadria in eastern Italy.