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War and Peace

American  

noun

  1. a novel (1862–69) by Leo Tolstoy.

War and Peace Cultural  

  1. (1865–1869) A novel by Leo Tolstoy. It recounts the history of several Russian families during the wars against Napoleon Bonaparte. Many consider it the greatest novel ever written.

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Indeed, in his honor it bore successively the names of Pill-Town, and Mortar and Pestle city.

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