American English pronunciation
How to pronounce truce
IPA transcription: [t'ɹus]
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Noun
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a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
Usage examples
- A day's truce was declared for burial of the dead.
- To further the interest of peace, he encouraged the Truce of God.
- A truce may be needed in order to negotiate an armistice.
- A temporary truce was sworn on to face the increasing threat of the English.
- The Archducal Netherlands benefited from the Truce.
- The truce covered both Antioch and Tripoli.
- Over the next ten years, the two imperial colleagues maintained an uneasy truce.