Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A temporary cessation or suspension of hostilities by agreement of the opposing sides; an armistice.
- noun A respite from a disagreeable state of affairs.
- transitive & intransitive verb To end or be ended with a truce.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An intermission of hostilities; specifically, a temporary cessation or suspension of hostilities mutually agreed upon by the commanders of two opposing forces, generally for some stipulated period, to admit of negotiation, or for some other purpose.
- noun Respite; temporary quiet or intermission of action, pain, contest, or the like.
- noun Reconciliation; peace.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mil.) A suspension of arms by agreement of the commanders of opposing forces; a temporary cessation of hostilities, for negotiation or other purpose; an armistice.
- noun Hence, intermission of action, pain, or contest; temporary cessation; short quiet.
- noun (Mil.) a white flag carried or exhibited by one of the hostile parties, during the flying of which hostilities are suspended.
- noun a suspension of arms promulgated by the church, which occasionally took place in the Middle Ages, putting a stop to private hostilities at or within certain periods.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
period of time in which nofighting takes place due to anagreement between theopposed parties - noun an
agreement betweenopposed parties in which theypledge tocease fighting for alimited time
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
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Examples
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"On the 30th of August, the States expressed their readiness to agree to a long truce, provided, the adverse party 'would _so absolutely acknowledge them for free countries, as that it should not be questioned after the expiration of the truce_, that otherwise they could not listen to a truce.'
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII Jared Sparks 1827
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I. iii.262 (35,4) long continu'd truce] Of this long _truce_ there has been no notice taken; in this very act it is said, that _Ajax coped
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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With each flare-up, it is clear that the term truce has taken on a diplomatic meaning distinct from actual events on the ground.
CAMERA Snapshots SS 2008
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With each flare-up, it is clear that the term truce has taken on a diplomatic meaning distinct from actual events on the ground.
CAMERA Snapshots 2008
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And I think Hamas knows that destroying Israel is not something they're ever going to be able to accomplish, and they've talked openly about being receptive to a long term truce, which is already a concession from that 1988 charter document.
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The sources said al Qaeda has offered what they termed a truce in exchange for a U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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The sources said al Qaeda has offered what they termed a truce in exchange for a U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Big Dogs House 2009
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The sources said Al Qaida has offered what they termed a truce in exchange for a U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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The sources said al Qaeda has offered what they termed a truce in exchange for a U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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The HCR bill and upcoming energy, climate and immigration issues as well as civil rights for gays, assumes that a truce is possible in this war.
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