hic requiescit in pace

[ heek-re-kwee-e-sheet een pah-che ]

/ ˈhik ˈrɛ kwiˈɛ ʃit in ˈpɑ tʃɛ /

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here rests in peace: a phrase used on tombstones before the name of the deceased.

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