noun
armistice
AH-mihs-tihs
noun
1
A formal agreement between opposing sides to stop fighting.
"The armistice ended active combat while peace talks continued."
"World War I is commonly said to have ended with the 1918 armistice."
How to Use Armistice
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn agreement to stop fighting, short of a full peace treaty.
Common mistake
An armistice halts the fighting; it is not the same as a full peace treaty, which usually comes later and settles the underlying dispute.
Common pairings
sign an armistice
Armistice Day
Word Forms
armistices plural
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Etymology
From Latin arma ("weapons") + sistere ("to bring to a stand"), giving the sense "a standing-still of arms."