HOW TO PRONOUNCE
armistice
/ˈɑɹmɪstɪs/
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AR-mih-stiss: keep the first syllable strongest.
The ending sounds like “stiss,” with a short i and an s sound for c. There is no long ice sound at the end.
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“The armistice brought a temporary halt to the fighting.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does armistice mean?
noun
- A (short) cessation of combat.
- A formal agreement, especially between nations, to end combat.
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Armistice (“the armistice agreement signed between the Allies and Germany on 11 November 1918 to end World War I; (by extension) the end of World War I”).
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proper noun
- The armistice agreement signed between the Allies and Germany on 11 November 1918 to end World War I; (by extension) the end of World War I.
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/ˈɑɹmɪstɪs/
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The first naval expedition to Baltic ports after the Armistice found the hospitals in a pitiable plight for lack of rubber.
This type is known as the super-Zeppelin, and has been developed through various stage until L 70, the latest product before the armistice.
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In June the battle of Friedland was fought, in which the Pávlograds did not take part, and after that an armistice was proclaimed.
The result of this improvement was that a scout aeroplane at the time of the Armistice would have 1 horse-power for every 8 lbs.
This habit he had sternly repressed during the War, but Mrs. Mifflin had noticed that since the armistice he had resumed it with hearty violence.