armistice

[ ahr-muh-stis ]
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noun
  1. a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce: World War I ended with the armistice of 1918.

Origin of armistice

1
First recorded in 1670–80; from French, from Medieval Latin armistitium, equivalent to Latin armi- (combining form of arma “weapons, arms, instruments of war”) + -stitium “a stopping” (stit- being a variant stem of sistere “to stop,” and modeled on Latin solstitium “solstice”) + -ium neuter of -ius adjective and noun suffix; see origin at arm2, solstice,stand,-ium

Other words from armistice

  • post·ar·mi·stice, noun

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How to use armistice in a sentence

  • It was a direct lie to tell the Austrian commander that an armistice had been arranged and the bridge ceded to the French.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • So an armistice was agreed to on June 26, and representatives of both sides met to discuss terms.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • At Stettin, during the armistice, he entered the fortress and tried to seduce the governor, an ex-Jacobin and erstwhile friend.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • The burial of 3,000 Turks by armistice at Anzac seems to have been carried out without a hitch.

  • Meanwhile, unknown to the Marshal, the Emperor had accepted the Czar's demands for an armistice.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison

British Dictionary definitions for armistice

armistice

/ (ˈɑːmɪstɪs) /


noun
  1. an agreement between opposing armies to suspend hostilities in order to discuss peace terms; truce

Origin of armistice

1
C18: from New Latin armistitium, from Latin arma arms + sistere to stop, stand still

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