peace
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- noun
- /piːs/
- The leaders signed an agreement to ensure lasting peace in the region.
- live in peace
- peace talks
- peace process
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- After that there is usually period of extended peace and prosperity.
- He's an ambassador of peace and real, true human values.
- For without unity there is no peace, only bitterness and fury.
- Economic interdependence is a recipe for peace and mutual prosperity, right?
- Scientists have discovered that healing and peace between nations.
- The only reward for peace is peace.
- But I'm pretty sure this is the real peace campaigner Yoko Ono.
- I am talking to the Innovative Peace Lab here at Stanford.
- So this was when it was at its peace peak for segregation.
- So not just peace, but peace comes with prosperity.
- Anyways, until next time, love, peace and family.
- But until next time guys, we hope you enjoyed and love peace, enjoyment and thanks.
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The organization sought to foster cultural exchanges to promote world peace and understanding.
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Whether they are real or not, we must make our peace with them.
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But if I seek the path of peace, I must be kind.
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Then it would teach you peace and guide you home.
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Everybody thinks Christmas time is about peace on Earth and good will toward men.
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While I was off fighting, she was working for the world peace movement.
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After that there is usually period of extended peace and prosperity.
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The only reward for peace is peace.
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We come in peace.
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Members of those two formerly hostile tribes became brethren in Islam, and peace entered the city.
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Synonyms
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Agreement and peaceful working together between people or ideas
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A calm, peaceful state with no noise or worry
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A calm, quiet feeling with no worry
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A friendly, peaceful relationship between people or countries
Antonyms
Idioms
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Ask anyone who objects to speak now or be silent forever
- Archaic
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To die peacefully, people say this as a gentle way to talk about someone's death
Compounds
- Formal
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A series of talks and actions to end a war and make peace between fighting sides
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A United States government program that sends volunteers to help people in other countries
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A person who does small legal tasks like witnessing documents, marrying people, and hearing minor cases
- Formal
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A person who has legal power to make people follow the law, like a police officer or sheriff
- Literature
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A decorated pipe smoked in a special ceremony by some Native American groups to show peace or agreement
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A situation where people live together without fighting and understand each other
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A set of treaties signed in 1648 that ended the Thirty Years' War and made states independent
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An action that makes a public place noisy or unsafe and can get you in trouble with the police
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A field of study that looks at why people fight and how to make peace
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A nickname for the US state North Dakota because of the Peace Garden on its border
How Peaceful
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Etymology
The word peace comes from the Latin pax meaning 'peace', and it is related to words like pacify ('to calm') that help people get along. So, peace means harmony and freedom from arguments between people or groups.