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ARMISTICE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does armistice mean?
• ARMISTICE (noun)
The noun ARMISTICE has 1 sense:
1. a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
Familiarity information: ARMISTICE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
armistice; cease-fire; truce
Hypernyms ("armistice" is a kind of...):
peace (the state prevailing during the absence of war)
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