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pact (pakt)

noun

an agreement between persons, groups, or nations; compact; covenant

Etymology: OFr < L pactum, neut. of pactus, pp. of paciscere, to agree < base of pax, peace

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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