QUIESCES

Verb

quiesces

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quiesce

Source: Wiktionary


QUIESCE

Qui*esce", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quiesced; p. pr. & vb. n. Quiescing.] Etym: [L. quiescere, akin to quies rest, quiet. See Quiet, a. & n.]

Definition: To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound. M. Stuart.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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