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ar⋅mi⋅stice

  [ahr-muh-stis]
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–noun
a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce: World War I ended with the armistice of 1918.
Origin:
1655–65; < F < ML armistitium, equiv. to L armi- (comb. form of arma arm 2 ) + -stitium a stopping (stit- (var. s. of sistere to stop; see stand ) + -ium -ium )
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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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Word Origin & History

armistice 
1707, from Fr. armistice, coined 1688 on the model of L. solstitium (see solstice), etc., from L. arma "arms" + -stitium (used only in compounds), from sistere "cause to stand" (see assist). Ger. Waffenstillstand is a loan-transl. from Fr. Armistice Day (1919) marked the end of the Great War of 1914-18 on Nov. 11, 1918. In Britain, after World War II, it merged with Remembrance Day. In U.S., Armistice Day became a national holiday in 1926. In 1954, to honor World War II and Korean War veterans as well, it was re-dubbed Veterans Day.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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