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olive branching

olive branching is the present participle and gerund of olive branch.

Meaning of olive branch

Noun

olive branch (plural olive branches)

  1. A branch of an olive tree offered as an emblem of peace.
    • I appeal to you to enable our people to establish national independent sovereignty over its own land. / Today I have come bearing an olive branch and a freedom-fighter's gun. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand. I repeat: do not let the olive branch fall from my hand. / War flares up in...1974 November 13, Yasser Arafat, “Agenda Item 108: Question of Palestine”, in United Nations General Assembly Twenty-ninth Session Official Records: 2282nd Plenary Meeting, A/PV.2282 and Corr.1...
  2. (figuratively) Any symbol of peace, or a peace offering to an adversary to show goodwill and in the hope of securing peace.
    • extend an olive branch
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A branch of an olive tree.

Questions about olive branching

What is olive branching the present participle and gerund of?
Olive branching is the present participle and gerund of olive branch.

Words near olive branching in the dictionary

  1. olive box
  2. olive boxes
  3. olive branch
  4. olive branched
  5. olive branches
  6. olive branching
  7. olive bread
  8. olive breads
  9. olive burger
  10. olive burgers
  11. olive crown

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