ceasefire
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            cease·fire
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈsēs-ˈfi(-ə)r  
                                                      
                                                          
            
            variants  
 or less commonly cease-fire
        
    
            
               plural ceasefires also cease-fires            
        
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                                                      : a military order to cease firing                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : a suspension of active hostilities                                      
                
                    
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