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Source: gcide
Placid \Plac"id\, a. [L. placidus, originally, pleasing, mild,
from placere to please: cf. F. placide. See {Please}.]

Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful;
tranquil; quiet; gentle. "That placid aspect and meek
regard." --Milton. "Sleeping . . . the placid sleep of
infancy." --Macaulay.

[1913 Webster]


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