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armistice

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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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