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armistice

N การ พักรบ  การ สงบศึก ชั่วคราว  การ หยุด รบ ชั่วคราว  temporary peace cease-fire truce kan-phak-rob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARMISTICE

n.[L. arma and sisto, to stand still, Gr. ] A cessation of arms, for a short time, by convention; a truce; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the parties.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ARMISTICE

Ar "mis *tice, n. Etym: [F. armistice, fr. (an assumed word ) L.armistitium; arma arms + stare, statum (combining form, -stitum ), to stand still. ]

 

Defn: A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

armistice

ar mi stice |ˈärməstis ˈɑrməstəs | noun an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French, or from modern Latin armistitium, from arma arms (see arm 2 ) + -stitium stoppage.

 

Armistice Day

Ar mi stice Day |ˈɑːmɪstɪsdeɪ | noun the anniversary of the armistice of November 11, 1918, observed since 1954 as Veterans Day in the US.

 

Oxford Dictionary

armistice

armistice |ˈɑːmɪstɪs | noun an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French, or from modern Latin armistitium, from arma arms (see arm 2 ) + -stitium stoppage .

 

Armistice Day

Armistice Day |ˈɑːmɪstɪsdeɪ | noun the anniversary of the armistice of 11 November 1918, now replaced by Remembrance Sunday in the UK and Veterans Day in the US.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

armistice

armistice noun the armistice was declared on November 11: truce, ceasefire, peace, suspension of hostilities.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

armistice

armistice noun an armistice was concluded between all the warring countries: truce, ceasefire, suspension of hostilities, cessation of hostilities, peace; break, respite, lull, moratorium; treaty, peace treaty; informal let-up. ANTONYMS declaration of war; hostilities.

 

French Dictionary

armistice

armistice n. m. nom masculin 1 Accord conclu entre des armées ennemies afin de mettre fin au combat. : Conclure un armistice. 2 Fête célébrée annuellement le 11 novembre pour souligner l ’anniversaire de l ’armistice de la Première Guerre mondiale (1918 ) et pour honorer la mémoire de tous les anciens combattants. SYNONYME jour du Souvenir . Note Typographique En ce sens, le nom s ’écrit avec une majuscule. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • amnésie, perte de la mémoire;amnistie, annulation d ’infractions à la loi ainsi que de leurs conséquences pénales. Note Technique Attention au genre masculin de ce nom: un armistice.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

armistice

ar mi stice /ɑ́ː r mɪstɪs /名詞 C 休戦, 停戦 (truce, ceasefire ); 休戦 [停戦 ]協定 .- D y (第1次大戦の )休戦記念日 〘11月11日; 現在は ⦅米 カナダ Veterans Day, ⦅英 ⦆Remembrance Day [Sunday ]と改称 〙.