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quiescent
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[kwʌɪˈɛsnt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy
(e.g: strikes were headed by groups of workers who had previously been quiescent)
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Origin
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early 17th century: from Latin quiescent- ‘being still’, from the verb quiescere, from quies ‘quiet’
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