Usually means: Temporary suspension of active hostilities.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word cease-fire:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. cease-fire: Merriam-Webster
  2. cease-fire: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. cease-fire: Vocabulary.com
  4. Cease-Fire, Cease-fire, cease-fire: Wordnik
  5. cease-fire: Wiktionary
  6. cease-fire: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. cease-fire: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. cease-fire: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. cease-fire: Dictionary.com
  10. Cease-fire: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. cease-fire: Rhymezone
  12. cease-fire: FreeDictionary.org
  13. cease-fire: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. cease-fire: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. cease-fire: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. cease-fire: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (cease-fire)

▸ noun:  In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose. (Typically only temporary).

Similar:
armistice, truce, peace treaty, composition, cessation, ceasing, halt, cesser, expiration, end state, more...

Opposite:
hostilities, warfare, combat, conflict, aggression

Types:
armistice, truce, more...



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Similar:
armistice, truce, peace treaty, composition, cessation, ceasing, halt, cesser, expiration, end state, more...

Opposite:
hostilities, warfare, combat, conflict, aggression

Types:
armistice, truce, more...



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