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TRUCE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does truce mean?

• TRUCE (noun)
The noun TRUCE has 1 sense:

1. a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

Familiarity information: TRUCE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TRUCE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

armistice; cease-fire; truce

Hypernyms ("truce" is a kind of...):

peace (the state prevailing during the absence of war)

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