peace
[ pees ]
/ pis /
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noun
interjection
(used to express greeting or farewell or to request quietness or silence).
verb (used without object), peaced, peac·ing.
Obsolete. to be or become silent.
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peace
/ (piːs) /
noun
verb
(intr) mainly obsolete to be or become silent or still
Word Origin for peace
C12: from Old French pais, from Latin pāx
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