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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hyujeon
"남북한은 휴전 협정을 맺었습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A formal agreement between opposing armies or nations to suspend hostilities.
"The two warring nations finally signed an armistice to end the brutal conflict." - 2
A temporary suspension of a struggle or fighting.
"The feuding political parties agreed to a brief armistice during the national crisis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Modern Latin 'armistitium', combining the Latin 'arma' (arms, weapons) and '-stitium' (a stopping or halting), originating in the early 17th century. It entered English to describe a formal cessation of hostilities agreed upon by warring nations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Armistice" is said worldwide
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armistice
Transliteration: ar-mis-tis
"Un armistice a été signé pour stopper les combats."
Waffenstillstand
Transliteration: vaf-en-shtil-shtant
"Die beiden Parteien vereinbarten einen Waffenstillstand."
armistizio
Transliteration: ar-mis-ti-tsjo
"Il trattato di armistizio è stato firmato questa mattina."
armisticio
Transliteration: ar-mis-ti-sjo
"El armisticio trajo una paz temporal a la región."
armistício
Transliteration: ar-mis-ti-syu
"O armistício foi assinado pelos generais."
युद्धविराम
Transliteration: yuddhaviram
"दोनों देशों के बीच युद्धविराम की घोषणा की गई।"
停战协定
Transliteration: tíng zhàn xié dìng
"交战双方终于签署了停战协定。"
휴전
Transliteration: hyujeon
"남북한은 휴전 협정을 맺었습니다."
休戦
Transliteration: kyūsen
"両国は即時休戦に合意した。"
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