peace

peace is on the Basic English 850 List.

payment - peace - pen

Pronunciation

• enPR: pēs, IPA ^(key): /piːs/
• SAMPA: /pi:s/

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• Homophone: piece

Noun

Singular peace

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Peace is the way a country is when there is no war.

   The people lived in peace for thirty years.

2. (uncountable) Peace is when there is silence or quiet. There is no noise and nothing happening suddenly.

   Will you please go away and leave me in peace?

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  People use a picture of a dove to mean peace
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  A sign meaning peace