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pax

1

[ paks, pahks ]

noun

  1. Ecclesiastical. kiss of peace.
  2. (initial capital letter) a period in history marked by the absence of major wars, usually imposed by a predominant nation.


Pax

2

[ paks, pahks ]

noun

  1. the Roman goddess of peace.

PAX

3
  1. private automatic exchange.

PAX

1

abbreviation for

  1. private automatic exchange
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Pax

2

/ æ /

noun

  1. the Roman goddess of peace Greek counterpartIrene
  2. a period of general peace, esp one in which there is one dominant nation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pax

3

/ æ /

noun

  1. RC Church
    1. a greeting signifying Christian love transmitted from one to another of those assisting at the Eucharist; kiss of peace
    2. a small metal or ivory plate, often with a representation of the Crucifixion, formerly used to convey the kiss of peace from the celebrant at Mass to those attending it, who kissed the plate in turn
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. slang:school.
    a call signalling an end to hostilities or claiming immunity from the rules of a game: usually accompanied by a crossing of the fingers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pax1

1325–75; Middle English < Latin: peace
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pax1

Latin: peace

Origin of pax2

Latin: peace
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With the pax mafiosa now shattered, at least one side in the conflict now appears willing to hit new extremes in the effort to settle old scores and sow terror.

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Khurelsukh also referred to the “pax mongolica” in his remarks, saying that same spirit still guides Mongolia’s efforts to be a peaceful, multilateral player on the world stage.

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There’s a brief respite when you choose how Lina replies to some pax queries, each bathed in tension and the artifice of emotional labor.

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If he has any strategy, it seems to be to pressure each nation, individually, to bend to American will, to create a new trading pax Americana.

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He said it’s not appropriate to “have those free riders who live under pax Americana but pretend to be self-sufficient in the context of security.”

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