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| truce [ trooss ] (plural truc·es) |
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1. cessation in fighting: a cessation of military hostilities that both sides agree to hold to, usually for a fixed period
 Both sides called a truce.
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2. agreement to stop fighting: an agreement to suspend military hostilities
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3. agreed break in arguing: an agreed break in a dispute or feud, or the agreement to stop arguing
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| [14th century. Variant of earlier trewes, the plural of trewe "treaty, pledge" < Old English trēow (see true)] |
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