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peace and quiet

peace and quiet

Tranquillity and freedom from disturbance. This phrase's redundancy- quiet here does not mean "lack of sound" but "peacefulness"-gives added emphasis. It often is used in wishes for this condition, as in All I want is a little peace and quiet. [Mid-1800s]
See also: and, peace, quiet

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Photina-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Alcides-Greek Mythology (Latinized), Portuguese, Spanish
Lilianne-French (Rare)
Kilikina-Hawaiian
FriedhelmFREET-helmGerman
Hertha['hɜ:θə]
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