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/ˈärməstis/,
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armistices, plural;
  1. An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce

  1. a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
  2. Armistice is the second full-length album by Mutemath, released on August 18, 2009.
  3. A formal agreement to end fighting
  4. A truce during wartime.
  5. An agreement by belligerents to suspend military operations. For example, World War I Armistice.
  6. A later version of the NuBus-based Newton development card. See ARMageddon. Source: GH
  7. the end of the war through an agreement made by opposing sides; in this context, the end of the First World War, November 11, 1918
  8. On 16 June 1940 Marshal Pétain, who had become the head of government, asked Germany for an armistice. Signed at Rethondes, in the same spot where the 1918 armistice was signed, it required France to disband its army and pay for the maintenance of German troops based on its soil. ...
  9. a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; a TRUCE or CEASE-FIRE, as derived from "stop + arms". See ENTENTE, DETENTE, RAPPROCHEMENT, NEUTRALIZE, EXIT STRATEGY, APPEASE, PEACE, DIKTAT, CARTE BLANCHE, RAISON D'ETAT, COUP D'ETAT, WAR. [v: Diplomatic Terms]
  10. a suspension of hostilities agreed upon by warring forces; a truce.
  11. ( Fantasy Renaissance Ink [HP] John Jay Wirth )
  12. in international law, a suspension or temporary cessation of hostilities by agreement between belligerent powers
  13. a temporary stopping of warfare by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary to the signing of a peace treaty. Armistice Day (November 11), now known as Veteran's Day, marks the anniversary of the armistice of World War I in 1918.
  14. the effective end of a war, when the warring parties agree to stop fighting.