armistice
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- IPA /ˈɑːmɪstɪs/
Noun
armistice noun
- A (short) cessation of combat; a ceasefire, a truce.
- A formal agreement, especially between nations, to end combat.
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armistice proper noun
- The armistice agreement signed between the Allies and Germany on 11 November 1918 to end World War I; (by extension) the end of World War I.
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cease-firetrucehudnaceasefiredemilitarizeddemarcationmackoreauntsopeacecessationsuspensionstanddownconcordpacificationneutrality
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