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peace(dictionary)
peace(2)(dictionary)
peace(1)(dictionary)
War and Peace(dictionary)
Peace Air(tourism)
Peace of God(encyclopedia)
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Prince of Peace, the(dictionary)
peace dividend(dictionary)

peace (oh)



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1 ?no war?
2 ?no noise/interruptions?
3 ?calm/not worried?
4 make (your) peace with somebody
5 keep the peace
6 hold/keep your peace
7 disturb the peace
8 rest in peace
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[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: pais, from Latin pax]
?NO WAR?
[singular, U] a situation in which there is no war or fighting
::The country is at peace with its neighbours for the first time in years.
::By the end of the century, France had made peace with Britain.
::a city where people of different religions have lived together in peace for centuries
::efforts to bring peace to the region
::a dangerous situation which threatens world peace
peace between
::a lasting peace between the two sides
::An uneasy peace continued until 1939.
::the Northern Ireland peace talks
::an international peace conference
::the peace treaty that ended the First World War
::the Middle East peace process
?NO NOISE/INTERRUPTIONS?
[U] a very quiet and pleasant situation in which you are not interrupted
in peace
::I'll leave you now and let you get dressed in peace.
::I wish she would just leave me in peace .
::All I want is some peace and quiet .
?CALM/NOT WORRIED?
[U] a feeling of being calm, happy, and not worried
::the search for inner peace
::Having household insurance is supposed to give you peace of mind .
::Lynn seems to be more at peace with herself these days (=calm, satisfied, no longer worried about anything) .
make (your) peace with sb
to end a quarrel with a person or group, especially by telling them you are sorry
::Ann wanted to make her peace with her father before he died.
keep the peace
to stop people from fighting, arguing, or causing trouble
::The US is sending troops overseas in order to keep the peace.
hold/keep your peace
formal old-fashioned to keep quiet even though you would like to say something
disturb the peace
law to behave in a noisy or violent way
::Macklin was charged with disturbing the peace.
-see also breach of the peace at breach 1 (5)
rest in peace
words that are said during a funeral service for someone who has died, or written on a gravestone
-see also RIP RIP
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
be at peace (with somebody) (=not be involved in a war)
make peace (=agree to stop fighting)
live in peace (=live without fighting)
bring peace to somewhere
world peace
lasting peace
uneasy peace
peace talks/negotiations/conference
peace treaty/agreement/accord
peace movement/march/campaigner/protester
the peace process