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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024truce /trus/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a stopping of hostilities for a certain period of time by agreement of all the warring parties;
a cease-fire:to declare a truce for Christmas. - an agreement or treaty for this.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024truce (tro̅o̅s),USA pronunciation n. - a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties;
cease-fire;
armistice. - an agreement or treaty establishing this.
- a temporary respite, as from trouble or pain.
- Middle English trewes, plural of trewe, Old English trēow belief, pledge, treaty. See trow 1175–1225
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lull, pause, rest, stay.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: truce /truːs/ n - an agreement to stop fighting, esp temporarily
- temporary cessation of something unpleasant
Etymology: 13th Century: from the plural of Old English treow trow; see true, trust |