pax atomican.

Brit.

/ˌpaks əˈtɒmᵻkə/, U.S.

/ˌpæks əˈtɑməkə/

Forms: also with capital initial(s).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pāx , atomic adj., Latin -a.

Etymology: < classical Latin pāx peace (see peace n.) + atomic adj. + classical Latin -a (see -a suffix¹ 1).See etymological note s.v. pax n.¹

A state or period of relative peace seen as being maintained by the potential for the use of nuclear weapons in a conflict.

ΚΠ

1947 C. Lee One Last Look Around xxv. 290 ‘What’, we asked, ‘makes you think destroying Moscow would insure your pax atomica?’

1955 Times 26 Jan. 9/5 Many feel that the nuclear weapon has imposed its own ‘Pax Atomica’.

1969 W. Garner Us or Them War xxv. 203 I'll give you a toast, girl. The pax atomica! Long may it last!

1988 M. Cioc (title) Pax atomica: the nuclear defense debate in West Germany during the Adenauer era.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pax atomica
释义	pax atomican. Brit. /ˌpaks əˈtɒmᵻkə/, U.S. /ˌpæks əˈtɑməkə/ Forms: also with capital initial(s). Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pāx , atomic adj., Latin -a. Etymology: < classical Latin pāx peace (see peace n.) + atomic adj. + classical Latin -a (see -a suffix¹ 1).See etymological note s.v. pax n.¹ A state or period of relative peace seen as being maintained by the potential for the use of nuclear weapons in a conflict. ΚΠ 1947 C. Lee One Last Look Around xxv. 290 ‘What’, we asked, ‘makes you think destroying Moscow would insure your pax atomica?’ 1955 Times 26 Jan. 9/5 Many feel that the nuclear weapon has imposed its own ‘Pax Atomica’. 1969 W. Garner Us or Them War xxv. 203 I'll give you a toast, girl. The pax atomica! Long may it last! 1988 M. Cioc (title) Pax atomica: the nuclear defense debate in West Germany during the Adenauer era. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1947
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