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peace offensive

peace of·fen·sive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pees uh-fen-siv or for 4, 5, aw-fen-, of-en-]
    • /pis əˈfɛn sɪv or for 4, 5, ˈɔ fɛn-, ˈɒf ɛn-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pees uh-fen-siv or for 4, 5, aw-fen-, of-en-]
    • /pis əˈfɛn sɪv or for 4, 5, ˈɔ fɛn-, ˈɒf ɛn-/

Definitions of peace offensive words

  • noun peace offensive an active program, policy, propaganda campaign, etc., by a national government for the purpose of terminating a war or period of hostility, lessening international tensions, or promoting peaceful cooperation with other nations. 1
  • noun peace offensive an active government campaign for peace or ending conflict 0
See all 2 definitions of peace offensive

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Origin of peace offensive

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Peace offensive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Peace offensive

peace offensive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

peace offensive usage trend in Literature

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