armistice

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
armistice
    n 1: a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can
         discuss peace terms [syn: {armistice}, {cease-fire},
         {truce}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Armistice \Ar"mis*tice\, n. [F. armistice, fr. (an assumed word)
   L. armistitium; arma arms + stare, statum (combining form,
   -stitum), to stand still.]
   A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a
   temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce.
   [1913 Webster]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "armistice":
      Pax Dei, Pax Romana, Peace of God, breathing spell, buffer zone,
      cease-fire, cooling-off period, demilitarized zone, hollow truce,
      modus vivendi, neutral territory, pacification, pax in bello,
      peace, stand-down, suspension of hostilities,
      temporary arrangement, treaty of peace, truce
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