quietus

quietus
n
1. finishing stroke, death stroke or blow, final blow, Fr. coup de grace; knockout, knockout blow, Sl. sockdolager; end-all, ender, clincher, crusher, stopper, topper, windup; last straw, straw that broke the camel's back, Inf. kibosh.
2. death, demise, decease; end, finish, finis, finale; final curtain, end of the line, end of one's rope.
3. retirement, withdrawal, hibernation; inactivity, inertia, idleness, stagnation; calm, slumber, rest, repose, sleep, dormancy, quiescence.

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