truce — a 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
A truce between rival leaders stops the battlefield conflict temporarily
When enemies declare a truce and the duce of fate helps them reduce their feud, the world begins to spruce with renewed hope
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
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.
Breakdown
truce (single morpheme, no productive breakdown) - ultimately from Germanic root meaning 'faith/loyalty' that became specialized to mean 'agreement of faith' or 'pledge of peace'
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“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.”
“The ceasefire was just a truce before the final battle.”
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