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• Quietus — Qui*e tus, n. [LL. quietus quit, discharged, L., at rest, quiet, dead. See {Quiet}, a., and cf. {Quit}, a.] Final discharge or acquittance, as from debt or obligation; that which silences claims; (Fig.) rest; death. [1913 Webster] When he himself …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• quietus —    death    Literally, a legal discharge from an obligation, whence removal from an office:     When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin. (Shakespeare, Hamlet)    and in modern use:     It looks as if Armstrong has got his… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• quietus — noun a) A stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity; especially: death. when he might himself his quietus make with a bare bodkin? b) Final settlement (as of a debt). The constant rain and the cold have… …   Wiktionary

• QUIETUS, LUSIUS° — (second century C.E.), Roman general. Quietus, who was of Moorish origin, was commander of the Moorish cavalry in the Roman army as early as the time of Domitian. He especially distinguished himself in the wars during Trajan s reign and was one… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Quietus — Infobox Roman emperor name =Quietus full name =Titus Fulvius Iunius Quietus title =Usurper of the Roman Empire caption =Quietus on a coin celebrating Eternal Rome . [The coinage of Quietus and of his brother and co emperor Macrianus Minor… …   Wikipedia

• Quietus (short story) — Infobox short story | name = Quietus title orig = translator = author = Orson Scott Card country = United States language = English series = genre = published in = Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories publication type = publisher = Dial Press… …   Wikipedia

• Lactarius quietus — Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

• Lusius Quietus — was a Roman general and governor of Iudaea in 117. Life Originally a Berber [ Lusius Quietus was a Moor, himself a leader of the Moors , Cassius Dio, Dio s Rome , Kessinger Publishing, 2004, v.5, p.117] prince, Lusius Quietus was the son of a… …   Wikipedia

• To be, or not to be — For other uses, see To Be or Not to Be. To be, or not to be is the opening phrase of a soliloquy from William Shakespeare s play Hamlet (written about 1600), Act III, Scene 1. It is the best known quotation from the play and one of the most… …   Wikipedia

• To be, or not to be — Монолог Гамлета «Быть или не быть…» в первом кварто 1603 года To be, or not to be («Быть или не быть…»)  название известного монолога (если быть более точным  солилога) Акта III Сцены I пьесы «Гамлет» Уильяма Шекспира (написанной примерно в 1600… …   Википедия

• To be or not to be — Монолог Гамлета «Быть или не быть…» в первом кварто 1603 года To be, or not to be («Быть или не быть…»)  название известного монолога (если быть более точным  солилога) Акта III Сцены I пьесы «Гамлет» Уильяма Шекспира (написанной примерно в 1600… …   Википедия