What does cease-fire mean?

cease-fire means "a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms".

How many syllables are in cease-fire?

cease-fire has 3 syllables: cea-se--fire. The stress falls on "cea". In IPA it is /ˈsiˈsfaɪɚ/.

What is another word for cease-fire?

Close synonyms include armistice, truce. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cease-fire a common word?

cease-fire is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with cease-fire?

1 word rhymes with cease-fire. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

cease-fire — meaning, pronunciation and definition

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
Synonymsarmistice truce
Broaderpeace

Questions about cease-fire

What does cease-fire mean?: cease-fire means "a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms".
How many syllables are in cease-fire?: cease-fire has 3 syllables: cea-se--fire. The stress falls on "cea". In IPA it is /ˈsiˈsfaɪɚ/.
What is another word for cease-fire?: Close synonyms include armistice, truce. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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