BharatNotes Armistice
nounUsage in a UPSC answer
The 1953 armistice that froze the Korean conflict, never converted into a formal peace treaty, illustrates how a suspension of hostilities can harden into a precarious status quo that shapes regional security for generations.
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Word Family
armistice (n), armistices (n pl); No standard verb or adjectival derivatives in English
Root
Late Latin armistitium: Latin arma (arms, weapons) + sistere (to cause to stand, to stop).
Etymology
From Late Latin armistitium, combining Latin arma ("arms, weapons") + sistere ("to cause to stand, to stop"); entered English in the late 1600s.
Memory Hook
Split it as ARMI + STICE: think "arms" coming to a "standstill" (Latin sistere, to halt) — when the arms stand still, an armistice begins.
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