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armistice

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A temporary cessation of fighting by mutual consent; a truce.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A temporary suspension of hostilities by convention or agreement of the parties; a truce.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce.

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  • noun A formal agreement to end fighting.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, from New Latin armistitium : Latin arma, arms; see arm + Latin -stitium, a stopping; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

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From French armistice.

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Examples

  • An armistice is a cessation; it leaves to a peace agreement the actual setting of borders and boundaries.

    Matthew Yglesias » Ehud Barak: Peace or Apartheid 2010

  • These efforts resulted in armistice agreements between the new state of Israel and four of its Arab neighbours:

    Ralph Bunche: UN Mediator in the Middle East, 1948-1949 2006

  • The proposal was, as I have said, a daring one, for an armistice is more than a cease-fire; an armistice, in the accepted meaning of the word, is in effect a preliminary to peace.

    The Nobel Peace Prize 1950 - Presentation Speech 1950

  • If I may put my point of view-which may be altogether wrong-the chief cause which now, two years after the armistice, makes the condition of Europe worse in many phases than it was at the time of the armistice, is due to two or three causes.

    After War, Peace Complications, From the Viewpoint of Europe 1920

  • The word armistice being beyond the range of their vocabulary, they call it "l'amnistie," and imagine that the question is whether or not King William is ready to grant Paris an amnesty.

    Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris Henry Labouchere 1871

  • Wikipedia even claims that North Korea actually withdrew from the Armistice agreement in 2009 [citation needed], but even if they didn’t, technically armistice is only a temporary cessation of fighting.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Shahzad and Miranda Rights 2010

  • While Wilson was writing the polite first draft of his reply on October 7, for example, a Republican senator was declaring to his colleagues: The only condition of an armistice ought to be an allied victory; unconditional surrender of our enemies.

    How Wars end Gideon Rose 2010

  • On November 10, House cabled Wilson, “You have a right to assume that the two great features of the armistice are the defeat of German military imperialism and the acceptance by the Allied Powers of the kind of peace the world has longed for.”

    How Wars end Gideon Rose 2010

  • Looking for possible violations of the armistice is a favorite pastime of both sides here.

    CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2006 2006

  • Looking for possible violations of the armistice is a favorite pastime of both sides here.

    CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2006 2006

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  • john commented on the word armistice

    Happy Armistice Day, everyone.

    November 12, 2007

  • reesetee commented on the word armistice

    Thanks, John. I've always liked this better than "Veterans' Day."

    November 12, 2007

  • kewpid commented on the word armistice

    Also called Remembrance Day.

    November 12, 2008