armistice

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin armistitium, from Latin arma (“arms, weapons”) + sistēre (from sistō (“to halt, stand still”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand up”)) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns). The word is cognate with French armistice, Italian armistizio, Portuguese armistício, Spanish armisticio. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːmɪstɪs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹmɪstɪs/, /-məstəs/ Hyphenation: ar‧mis‧tice === Noun === armistice (plural armistices) (countable, military) A (short) cessation of combat. [from late 17th c.] Synonyms: ceasefire, truce (countable, military) A formal agreement, especially between nations, to end combat. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ceasefire peace treaty ==== Derived terms ==== Armistice, Armistice Day ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === armistice Alternative letter-case form of Armistice (“the armistice agreement signed between the Allies and Germany on 11 November 1918 to end World War I; (by extension) the end of World War I”). === References === === Further reading === armistice on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === ameristic == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin armistitium, from Latin arma (“weapons”) and statio (“immobility”) (compare solstitium). Cognate with Italian armistizio, Spanish armisticio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʁ.mis.tis/ Rhymes: -is === Noun === armistice m (plural armistices) armistice ==== Related terms ==== arme ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: armistițiu ==== See also ==== cessez-le-feu === Further reading === “armistice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012