armistice , n :
A (short) cessation of combat; a ceasefire, a truce. A formal agreement, especially between nations, to end combat. […] armistice proper n Alternative letter-case form of Armistice (“the armistice agreement signed between the Allies and Germany on 11 November 1918 to end World War I; (by extension) the end of World War I.”) Today is the centenary of the armistice signed in 1918 that ended World War I.
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armistice: Word of the day for November 11, 2018
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