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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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armistice Synonyms

armistice

n.

truce, cease-fire, temporary peace; see truce.


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armistice Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • conclude: Sherman concluded an armistice with General Joseph E. Johnston on 21st April.

Adjective modifier

  • Italian: On 9 th September 1943 the Italian Armistice was signed, the POWs were handed over to the German Army.

Modifies a noun

  • agreement: The US was forced to sign an armistice agreement on July 27, 1953.

Preposition: in

  • carriage: The defeated French were made to sign the armistice in the same railroad carriage as the used by the defeated Germans in 1918.

Preposition: from

  • position: Four of these graves were brought in after the Armistice from isolated positions in the commune.

Preposition: by

  • concentration: The Cemetery was greatly enlarged after the Armistice by the concentration of over 700 graves from the Battlefields between the Somme and the Luce.
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armistice quotes

Ce n'est pas un traite¤   de paix, c'est un armistice de vingt ans. This is not a peace treaty, it is an armistice for twenty years.

-Foch, Ferdinand

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