1) Canadian indie pop group 2) Cease-fire 3) French word used in English 4) High point of 1918 5) Military truce 6) Peace 7) Signature event 8) Truce
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1) Ceasefire 2) Pact 3) Peace 4) Truce
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An armistice is a formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting. It is not necessarily the end of a war, since it might be just a cessation of hostilities while an attempt is made to negotiate a lasting peace. It is derived from the Latin arma, meaning weapons and statium, meaning a stopping. A truce or ceasefire usually refers to a tempora...
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• (n.) A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce.
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(from the article `World War I`) The Allies` armistice terms presented in the railway carriage at Rethondes were stiff. Germany was required to evacuate not only Belgium, France, and ... The Armistice of Nov. 11, 1918, ending World War I between Germany and the Allied powers, departed from the usual form (1) in being preceded by ... ...
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an agreement for the cessation of active hostilities between two or more belligerents. Generally, the terms, scope, and duration of an armistice are ... [2 related articles]
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Cessation of hostilities while awaiting a peace settlement. The Armistice refers specifically to the end of World War I between Germany and the Allies on 11 November 1918. On 22 June 1940, following...
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Ar'mis·tice noun [ French
armistice , from (an assumed word) Latin
armistitium ;
arma arms +
stare ,
statum (combining form,
-stitum ), to stand still.] A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a...
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An armistice is a temporary suspension of hostilities between two belligerent powers or two armies by mutual agreement, often concluded for only a few hours to bury the slain, remove the wounded, and exchange prisoners, as also sometimes to allow of a parley between the opposing generals. A general armistice is usually the preliminary of a peace.
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n] - a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
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cease-fire noun a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
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Click images to enlargeCessation of hostilities while awaiting a peace settlement. The Armistice refers specifically to the end of World War I between Germany and the Allies on 11 November 1918. On 22 June 1940, following the German invasion of France, French representatives signed an armistice with Germany in the same ra...
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a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce: World War I ended with the armistice of 1918.
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