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dissemblance (iou) and requiem (medicine)


dissemblance (iou)



dissemblance noun. LME.
[In sense 1 from Old French dessemblance (mod. dissemblance), from dessembler be unlike, from des- DIS- 2 + sembler resemble, seem: see -ANCE. In sense 2 alt. of DISSIMULANCE after dissemble.]
Dissimilarity, (a) lack of resemblance. LME.
The action of dissembling, dissimulation. E17.

requiem (medicine)


requiem


1. A mass said or sung for the repose of a departed soul. "We should profane the service of the dead To sing a requiem and such rest to her As to peace-parted souls." (Shak)

2. Any grand musical composition, performed in honor of a deceased person.

3. Rest; quiet; peace. "Else had I an eternal requiem kept, And in the arms of peace forever slept." (Sandys)

Origin: Acc. Of L. Requies rest, the first words of the Mass being "Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine," give eternal rest to them, O lord; pref. Re- re + quies quiet. See Quiet, and cf. Requin.

Source: Websters Dictionary