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cease-fire


cease–fire

noun \ˈsēs-ˈfi(-ə)r\

Definition of CEASE-FIRE

1
: a military order to cease firing
2
: a suspension of active hostilities
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First Known Use of CEASE-FIRE

1859

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Rhymes with CEASE-FIRE

attire, backfire, bemire, catch fire, cross fire, denier, desire, entire, for hire, fox fire, Greek fire, grey friar, hang fire, hellfire, live wire, on fire, prior, rimfire, sapphire, sea fire, snow tire, town crier, trip wire, umpire, watch fire, white friar

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