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1: a tablet decorated with a sacred figure (as of Christ) and sometimes ceremonially kissed by participants at mass2: the kiss of peace in the Mass3: peace
; especially capitalized : a period of general stability in international affairs under the influence of dominant military power —usually used in combination with a latinized name <Pax Americana>
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