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trucea temporary agreement to stop fighting or arguing

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a temporary agreement to stop fighting or arguing

Pronunciation (IPA): /truːs/

Example Sentences

  • The siblings called a truce and decided to share the last piece of pizza.
  • After hours of debate, the politicians agreed to a temporary truce.
  • My cat and dog have an uneasy truce - they ignore each other most of the time.

truce

NOUN

//truːs//

a temporary agreement to stop fighting or arguing

truce concept
💡 Concept

A truce between rival leaders stops the battlefield conflict temporarily

truce rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

When enemies declare a truce and the duce of fate helps them reduce their feud, the world begins to spruce with renewed hope

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/truːs/
🇬🇧 UK/truːs/

🌳Etymology

Roottruce

Origin

From Old French 'truce' (plural of 'treue'), which derives from Old High German 'triuwa' meaning 'faith' or 'loyalty'. The word entered English through Norman French influence after the 11th century.

🎵Rhyme

gooseloosenoosejuice
goose
loose
noose
juice

🔗Collocations

call a truce
declare a truce
temporary truce
uneasy truce
break the truce
negotiate a truce

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The siblings called a truce and decided to share the last piece of pizza.

After hours of debate, the politicians agreed to a temporary truce.

😄 Fun example

My cat and dog have an uneasy truce - they ignore each other most of the time.

The ceasefire was just a truce before the final battle.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

ceasefirearmisticepeace treatyarmamentaccord

Antonyms

warfareconflictbattle

Related

negotiationdiplomacyagreementtreaty

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