armistice
noun/ˈɑːmɪstɪs/
/ˈɑːrmɪstɪs/
[singular]- a formal agreement during a war to stop fighting and discuss making peace synonym ceasefire
- The armistice was signed on 4 December.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + armistice- ask for
- call for
- seek
- …
- armistice with
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French, or from modern Latin armistitium, from arma ‘armour, arms’ + -stitium ‘stoppage’.Definitions on the go
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