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armistice definition

ar·mi·stice (är′mə stis)

noun

a temporary stopping of warfare by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary to the signing of a peace treaty

Etymology: Fr < L arma, arms (see arm) + -stitium (as in solstitium, solstice) < sistere, to cause to stand, redupl. < stare, stand

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