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    armistice

    armistice - Dictionary definition and meaning for word armistice

    Definition
    (noun) a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
    Synonyms : cease-fire , truce
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armi related to army stice can be related to ice .Army plays war with ice so it called cool war i.e.cease fire

break it as army-is-ice which means war has ended and hence army turned into ice(frozen)

armistice = arm + is + t +ice; The arms i.e. the weapons are in ice state not going to fire because a peace agreement is made between two parties.

The armed mystics had enough of the holy war: they wanted peace.

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