Meaning & use
Truces
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Temporary agreements to stop fighting or hostilities.
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The two sides negotiated a series of short truces during the ceasefire talks.
Rival gangs called truces to allow medical teams into the neighborhood.
A note on using this word
"Truce" traces back to Middle English "trewes," originally the plural of a word meaning "pledge of faith," which is why the singular looks like it should already be plural.
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ceasefiresarmistices
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