peace
/piːs/
#862 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
A time of calm and quiet when there is no war or fighting.
Word origin
From Old French pais, from Latin pax, meaning peace.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- pais
Examples
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"Peace" is a calm time with no war.
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Here "peace" has no plural; it is a mass idea, not a thing you count.
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Here "peace" means quiet and calm.
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