| 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 (01 Mar 1998) |
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| requin | <zoology> The man-eater, or white shark (Carcharodon carcharias); so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung. Origin: F, fr. Reqiem a Mass sung for the dead. See Requiem. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| require | 1. To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and authority; to exact; as, to require the surrender of property. "Shall I say to Caesar What you require of him?" (Shak) "By nature did what was by law required." (Dryden) 2. To demand or exact as indispensable; to need. "just gave what life required, and gave no more." (Goldsmith) "The two last [biographies] require to be particularly noticed." (J. A. Symonds) 3. To ask as a favor; to request. "I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way." (Ezra viii. 22) Synonym: To claim, exact, enjoin, prescribe, direct, order, demand, need. Origin: OE. Requeren, requiren, OF. Requerre, F. Requrir; L. Pref. Re- re- + quaerere to ask; cf. L. Requirere. See Query, and cf. Request, Requisite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| required arch length | The sum of the mesiodistal widths of the permanent teeth from first permanent molar to first permanent molar. (05 Mar 2000) |
| requirement | 1. Something needed. 2. A condition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| requisition | 1. The act of requiring, as of right; a demand or application made as by authority. Specifically: A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc. A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service; as, a requisition for clothing, troops, or money. 2. That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries. 3. A written or normal call; an invitation; a summons; as, a reqisition for a public meeting. Origin: Cf. F. Requisition, L. Requisitio a searching. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| requite | To repay; in a good sense, to recompense; to return (an equivalent) in good; to reward; in a bad sense, to retaliate; to return (evil) for evil; to punish. "He can requite thee; for he knows the charma That call fame on such gentle acts as these." (Milton) "Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand." (Ps. X. 14) Synonym: To repay, reward, pay, compensate, remunerate, satisfy, recompense, punish, revenge. Origin: Pref. Re- + quit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |