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armisticear‧mi‧stice /ˈɑːmɪstɪs $ ˈɑːrm-/ noun [countable]   armisticeOrigin: 1700-1800 French, Modern Latin armistitium, from Latin arma ( ➔ ARM1) + -stitium (as in solstitium; ➔ SOLSTICE) - After tortuous negotiations, Bunche arranged for armistice agreements among all the parties.
- And when it has come, the armistice will begin, and the hostages on both sides will be freed.
- In 1918 he chaired a war memorials committee and organized nationwide pyrotechnic displays in celebration of the armistice.
- President Chissano had offered an immediate armistice, but this had been turned down by the rebel leader.
- Since the 1953 armistice the two sides have never signed a peace treaty.
- The Allies, however, had no intention of letting the armistice arrangements slide by default into a full-blown peace.
- The next day no one talked of anything but the armistice, speculating on what was going to happen.
► peace a situation in which there is no war or fighting: · There has been peace in the region for six years now. ► truce an agreement to stop fighting or arguing with each other for a limited period of time: · The rebels have ended a 17-month-old truce.· He called for a truce between Israeli and Palestinian forces.· There was an uneasy truce between Lily and Stephen at dinner. ► ceasefire an agreement to stop fighting for a limited period of time, especially in order to discuss making peace: · The two sides agreed to a ceasefire which would come into force immediately. ► armistice a formal agreement to stop fighting a war and to discuss making peace: · The Korean armistice was signed in July 1953. ► calm a situation in which there is no violence, argument, or protest: · Attempts by the police to restore calm in the area failed. VERB► end· Media coverage exceeded any news event in history, including the armistice that ended World War I in 1918. an agreement to stop fighting → ceasefire, truce |