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cease fires

cease fires is the plural of cease fire.

Meaning of cease fire

Verb

cease fire (third-person singular simple present ceases fire, present participle ceasing fire, simple past and past participle ceased fire)

  1. To stop engaging in hostile acts, particularly those involving firearms.

Questions about cease fires

What is cease fires the plural of?
Cease fires is the plural of cease fire.

Words near cease fires in the dictionary

  1. Ceasar
  2. Ceasars
  3. cease
  4. cease and desist
  5. cease fire
  6. cease fires
  7. cease-fire
  8. cease-fires
  9. ceased
  10. ceased and desisted
  11. ceasedst

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