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Definition peace

Etymology

From Middle English pes, pais, pees, borrowed from Anglo-Norman peis and Old French pais (“peace”), from Latin p?x (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *pa?- (“to fasten, stick, place”), related to Latin pac?scor (“agree, stipulate”), Latin pang? (“fasten, fix”); see pact. Displaced native Middle English frith, frede (“peace”) (from Old English friþ, fr?od (“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, pact, agreement”)). Doublet of pax.

Noun

peace (usually uncountable, plural peaces)

1. A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
2. A state free of oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions.
3. Harmony in personal relations.
4. A state free of war, in particular war between different countries.

Interjection

peace

1. (archaic) Shut up!, silence!; be quiet, be silent.
2. (slang) Shortened form of peace out; goodbye.

Verb

peace (third-person singular simple present peaces, present participle peacing, simple past and past participle peaced)

1. To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.
2. (slang) To peace out.

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