armistice
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- postarmistice noun
Etymology
Origin of armistice
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; arm 2, solstice, stand, -ium
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Example Sentences
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North and South Korea are still technically at war because the 1950–53 Korean War ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
From Barron's
A United Nations bus came to transport returnees past the so-called Yellow Line, an armistice boundary created after the ceasefire that separates portions of Gaza controlled by Hamas and Israel.
From Los Angeles Times
He’s been little more than an emcee for negotiations, but wants us to think he invented armistice.
From Salon
South and North Korea remain technically at war, as the 1950–53 Korean War ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
From Barron's
The Ta'ang National Liberation Army agreed to an armistice in October, after the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army handed back once bitterly contested Lashio in April.
From Barron's
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