armistice
ar·mi·stice
(är′mĭ-stĭs)n.
A temporary cessation of fighting by mutual consent; a truce.
[French, from New Latin armistitium : Latin arma, arms; see arm2 + Latin -stitium, a stopping; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
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armistice
(ˈɑːmɪstɪs)n
(Military) an agreement between opposing armies to suspend hostilities in order to discuss peace terms; truce
[C18: from New Latin armistitium, from Latin arma arms + sistere to stop, stand still]
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ar•mi•stice
(ˈɑr mə stɪs)n.
a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce: the armistice of 1918 ending World War I.
[1655–65; < French < Medieval Latin armistitium < Latin armi-, arma arm2 + -stitium a stopping]
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armistice
- Comes from Latin armistitium—from arma, "arms," and -stitium, "stoppage"—and means a temporary cessation from fighting or the use of arms, or a short truce.See also related terms for stoppage.
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armistice
In international law, a suspension or temporary cessation of hostilities by agreement between belligerent powers.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
armistice
a temporary cessation of hostilities, by agreement between the belligerents, prior to the negotiation or signing of a peace treaty.
See also: Agreement, War-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  armistice - a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace termspeace - the state prevailing during the absence of war |
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armistice
noun truce, peace, ceasefire, suspension of hostilities Finally, they signed an armistice with their longstanding enemy.
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armistice
nounA temporary cessation of hostilities by mutual consent of the contending parties:
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Translations
هُدْنَه
примирие
příměří
våbenhvile
aselepo
primirje
fegyverszünet
vopnahlé
paliaubos
pamiers
prímerie
primirje
vapenvila
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
armistice
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
armistice
(ˈaːmistis) noun(an agreement) stopping fighting (in a war, battle etc). An armistice was declared.
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