how to pronounce requiem

/ˈɹɛkwiːəm/

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requiem is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of requiem in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… Symphony Requiem influenced by the music …”

meanings of requiem

noun:

A mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
A large or dangerous shark, specifically, (zoology) a member of the family Carcharhinidae.
A piece of music composed to honor a dead person.
Rest; peace.
A musical composition for such a mass.

requiem frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word requiem occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics requiem can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that requiem can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;