peace

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English pece from Old French pais (Modern French paix) from Latin pax (“‘peace’”). Akin to Latin paciscere (“‘to agree, make a bargain’”), Latin pangere (“‘to fix’”); see pact. Displaced native Middle English frith, frede "peace" (from Old English friþ, frēod "peace"), Middle English sib, sibbe "peace" (from Old English sibb "peace, kinship"), Middle English grith "peace, security" (from Old English griþ and Old Norse grið), Middle English saht, saught "peace, reconciliation" (from Old English seht, sæht "peace, agreement").

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: pēs, IPA: /piːs/, SAMPA: /pi:s/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -iːs

• Homophones: piece

[edit] Noun

peace (usually uncountable; plural peaces)

1. A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony, e.g., a state free from civil disturbance.
2. A state free of oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions.

   That will give me some peace of mind.

3. Harmony in personal relations.
4. A state free of war, in particular war between different countries.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:calm

[edit] Antonyms

• disruption
• war

[edit] Derived terms

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[edit] Related terms

• pacific
• pacify
• pacification

[edit] Translations

[edit] Interjection

peace

1. (slang) Shortened form of peace out; goodbye.

   • Quiet!, Silence!, shut up! - Shakespeare

[edit] External links

• peace in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• peace in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911