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ceasefire

[sees-fahyuhr] Origin

cease-fire

[sees-fahyuhr]
noun
1.
a cessation of hostilities; truce.
2.
Military. an order issued for a cease-fire.

Origin:
1840–50; noun use of verb phrase cease fire
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ceasefire
 
n
1.  a period of truce, esp one that is temporary and a preliminary step to establishing a more permanent peace on agreed terms
 
interj, —n
2.  the order to stop firing

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Word Origin & History

ceasefire
1847, as a military command, from cease + fire in the gun sense. Meaning "a cessation of shooting" is recorded from 1918. Generally two words until after mid-20c.
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