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DETENTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does detente mean?
• DETENTE (noun)
The noun DETENTE has 1 sense:
1. the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)
Familiarity information: DETENTE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("detente" is a kind of...):
alleviation; easement; easing; relief (the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance))
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