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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-132/
- Published: 2024-12-08T17:15:58.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-08T17:15:58.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

armistice (noun):

: temporary stopping of open acts of warfare by agreement between the opponents : truce

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armistice?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Armistice descends from Latin sistere, meaning "to come to a stand" or "to cause to stand or stop," combined with arma, meaning "weapons." An armistice, therefore, is literally a cessation of arms. Armistice Day is the name that was given to November 11\. The name refers to the agreement between the Allied Powers and Germany to end hostilities that constituted the First World War—an agreement designated to take effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

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