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cease-fire
[ sees-fahyuhr ]
/ ˈsisˈfaɪər /
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noun
a cessation of hostilities; truce.
Military. an order issued for a cease-fire.
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Origin of cease-fire
First recorded in 1840–50; noun use of verb phrase cease fire
Words nearby cease-fire
Ceará, cease, cease and desist, cease-and-desist order, ceased, cease-fire, ceaseless, Ceauşescu, Cebú, CEC, cecal
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British Dictionary definitions for cease-fire
ceasefire
/ mainly military /
noun
a period of truce, esp one that is temporary and a preliminary step to establishing a more permanent peace on agreed terms
interjection, noun
the order to stop firing
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