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an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.
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Rapprochement
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Example Sentences
- But the seemingly whirlwind rapprochement they are conducting is neither so sudden nor so straightforward.
- History wars, still far from resolved, point to the limits of rapprochement.
- He doesn't expect a rapprochement between the two worldviews.
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Word Origin & History
rapprochement
1809, from Fr. rapprochement "reunion, reconciliation," from rapprocher "bring near," from O.Fr. re- "back, again" + aprochier (see approach).
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
rapprochement [(rap-rohsh-mahnn, rah-prawsh-mahnn)]A closer approach of two groups to each other. Rapprochement, a French term, is often applied to two nations, especially ones that become reconciled after relations between them have worsened.
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