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detente
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1908 as a political term, a borrowing of French détente "loosening, slackening" (used in the Middle Ages for the catch of a crossbow), from Vulgar Latin detendita , fem. past participle of Latin detendere "loosen, release," from de- "from, away" (see de- ...
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Détente (, meaning "relaxation") is the easing of strained relations, especially in a political situation. It is not to be confused with the Spanish near- homograph detente meaning "stop" ( second person singular imperative ). The term is often used in ...
Usage examples of detente.
And though Tex Watson's overall handle on Cold-Containment DT-annulation is shaky, his lay-physics survey of combustion and annulation has some sort of academic validity to it, especially because he some terms gets Pemulis to guest-lecture when he and Pemulis are in a period of detente.
Sarek, Si-s-s-s(click), Telson, Karhu, and Sirenia were all in favor of the detente, while Agnatha, Rovar, Naja, and Neko were equally opposed.
But should the ambassador persist in opposing the detente and be stubborn and stiff-necked, the Angel of Death would have no choice but to visit him again, and this time would take Naja with him into the great western lands, as he had taken Agnatha and Neko.
Nixon imposed wage and price controls, established relations with Communist China, engaged in detente with the Soviet Union, created the Environmental Protection Agency, expanded the federal food stamp program, hired Henry Kissinger, and put Harry Blackmun on the Supreme Court.