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peace doves

peace doves is the plural of peace dove.

Meaning of peace dove

Noun

peace dove (plural peace doves)

  1. Synonym of dove (“a person favoring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict”)
    • A few months ago it looked as if the nations were all engaged in beating the sword into the ploughshare and outrivalling each other in the laudable attempt to raise the largest brood of peace doves, and now it looks as if the nations were rapidly converting the plougshare back into the sword.1908, The Forum Publishing Company (publisher), “The Baltic Question”, in Forum, volume 39, page 468
    Synonyms:
    dove

Questions about peace doves

What is peace doves the plural of?
Peace doves is the plural of peace dove.

Words near peace doves in the dictionary

  1. peace dividend
  2. peace dividends
  3. peace dollar
  4. peace dollars
  5. peace dove
  6. peace doves
  7. peace establishment
  8. peace establishments
  9. peace for our time
  10. Peace Garden State
  11. peace in our time

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