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peace

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noun/ˈpiːs/[ˈpʰɪi̯s]
  1. 1

    A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.uncountableusually

    • Our lounge strives to maintain an environment of peace for the comfort of our customers.
  2. 2

    A feeling of tranquility, free from oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions.uncountableusually

    • The safety equipment will give me some peace of mind.
  3. 3

    Death.euphemisticfigurativelyuncountable

    • ’Twere best at once to sink to peace, ⁠Like birds the charming serpent draws, ⁠To drop head-foremost in the jaws Of vacant darkness and to cease.
  4. 4

    Harmony in personal relations.uncountableusually

  5. 5

    A state free of war, in particular war between different countries.uncountableusually

    • May there be peace in our time.
intj/ˈpiːs/[ˈpʰɪi̯s]
  1. 1

    Shut up!, silence!; be quiet, be silent.archaic

    • “Hark!” said the old woman, triumphantly. “I hear a step coming. […] Do you hear him?” “I believe you are right, mother,” replied Alice, in a low voice. “Peace! open the door.”
    • "Peace, my lord, thou utterest treason! Hast forgot the king's command? Remember I am party to thy crime, if I but listen."
  2. 2

    Peace out; goodbye.slang

verb/ˈpiːs/[ˈpʰɪi̯s]
  1. 1

    To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.

    • Within every hood they have to be peacing with themselves. Then when you're living in peace with yourself, [...]
    • In another northern species, ptarmigan, such a see-saw pattern between warring and peacing has indeed been observed by researchers.
  2. 2

    To peace out.slang

    • Fuck, man. Yeah, I know. He crashed with this guy, Eddie. Then the cops called me in. That's when he peaced. I swear on my father's grave, I don't know where he went. I swear.

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