peace

noun [U] (NO VIOLENCE)

/pis/

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› (a period of) freedom from war or violence, esp. when people live and work together without violent disagreements: People don't like to think about spending money on the military in a time of peace. The country has been at peace for 25 years (= not involved in war during this period).

(Definition of peace noun (NO VIOLENCE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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