Kilo Lingo

peace

/piːs/

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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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This word is part of lesson 18.