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peacemaking

/ˈpiːsˌmeɪ.kɪŋ/

peacemaking noun: the act of reconciling two people or groups who disagree.

Noun

peacemaking (countable and uncountable, plural peacemakings)

  1. The act of reconciling two people or groups who disagree.
    • Did Vietnam's school of hard knocks teach Americans to do peacemaking and state building right?2000 April 26, Walter A. McDougall, “Who Were We in Vietnam?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 May 2015, retrieved 03 Aug 2008

Forms of peacemaking

pluralpeacemakings

Origin of peacemaking

From peace + making.

Words formed from peacemaking

Questions about peacemaking

What does peacemaking mean?
Peacemaking means the act of reconciling two people or groups who disagree.
What part of speech is peacemaking?
Peacemaking is a noun.
How do you pronounce peacemaking?
Peacemaking is pronounced /ˈpiːsˌmeɪ.kɪŋ/.
What is the plural of peacemaking?
The plural of peacemaking is peacemakings.

Words near peacemaking in the dictionary

  1. peacelike
  2. peacelover
  3. peacelovers
  4. peacemaker
  5. peacemakers
  6. peacemaking
  7. peacemakings
  8. peacemonger
  9. peacemongering
  10. peacemongers
  11. peacen

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