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peacetime

[ pees-tahym ]

noun

  1. a time times or period of peace:

    a large navy even in peacetime.



adjective

  1. of or for such a period:

    peacetime uses of atomic energy.

peacetime

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noun

    1. a period without war; time of peace
    2. ( as modifier )

      a peacetime agreement

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of peacetime1

First recorded in 1545–55; peace + time
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Beyond the stock market shock, public opinion is souring on what former Vice President Mike Pence called the “largest peacetime tax hike in U.S. history†in a Wednesday post to X.

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They were largely asked to step aside when men returned from service in peacetime.

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"People often describe the Omagh bomb as the worst of the Troubles, it was actually the first atrocity of peacetime," he said.

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The nature of this war also means patients are exposed to far more strains of infection than they would be in peacetime.

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They are not quite the same as war crimes, since a “crime against humanity can also be committed in peacetime.â€

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