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olive branch
[ ol-iv branch ]
noun
- a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace:
One of their national emblems is a white dove clutching the olive branch of peace.
- any token of peace:
The new prime minister has pursued a reconciliation strategy, extending an olive branch to dissidents and rebel groups.
Still in a snit, she snubbed his olive branch a few days later by blocking his phone call.
olive branch
noun
- a branch of an olive tree used to symbolize peace
- any offering of peace or conciliation
olive branch
- The branch brought by a dove to Noah 's ark signifying that the flood was receding.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of olive branch1
Idioms and Phrases
A symbol of peace, an offering of good will, as in They feuded for years, but finally the Hatfields came over bearing an olive branch . This term is alluded to in the Bible (Genesis 8:11), where the dove comes to Noah after the flood with an olive leaf in its mouth. [c. 1600]Advertisement
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