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'''R.I.P.''' is an abbreviation of a Latin prayer, "'''''Requiescat in pace'''''" (May he rest in peace)<ref>http://www.sacklunch.net/Latin/R/requiescatinpace.html</ref>. In English-speaking countries, it is often misattributed to the phrase "''Rest in peace''".
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'''R.I.P.''' is an abbreviation of a [[Latin]] prayer, "'''''Requiescat in pace'''''" (May he rest in peace).<ref>http://www.sacklunch.net/Latin/R/requiescatinpace.html</ref> In English-speaking countries, it is often misattributed to the phrase "''Rest in peace''."
  
 
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Latest revision as of 00:29, August 30, 2011

R.I.P. is an abbreviation of a Latin prayer, "Requiescat in pace" (May he rest in peace).[1] In English-speaking countries, it is often misattributed to the phrase "Rest in peace."

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