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Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : pees-mey-ker

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpisˌmeɪ kər

Definition of peacemaking

Origin : early 15c., from peace + maker.

As in pacific : adj appeasing, peaceful
As in peace negotiation : noun discussion about peace

Example sentences :

We heard of many more letters of defiance than of peacemaking and friendship.
Extract from : « Margery [Gred], Complete » by Georg Ebers

The KLA stands to lose everything as a result of the latest bout of peacemaking.
Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin

And then Paul's voice crying, "Yes, we've had enough of peacemaking!"
Extract from : « Moon-Face and Other Stories » by Jack London

"And I am sure we ought to be very glad," murmured Sue in her humble, peacemaking accents—but even she looked disconcerted.
Extract from : « Leonore Stubbs » by L. B. Walford

Marjory was bitterly disappointed at the failure of her peacemaking mission, for she had set out almost certain of success.
Extract from : « Hunter's Marjory » by Margaret Bruce Clarke

This peacemaking occurred aboard the ship Coromandel, in the Waiheke Passage.
Extract from : « The City of Auckland » by John Barr

This, too, in spite of my having vexed her by introducing Mr. Lewes to her, which I did as a desirable bit of peacemaking.
Extract from : « George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3) » by George Eliot

"I never dreamed you were ashamed of them, sir," and Dorcas gave up the idea of peacemaking and became irritating.
Extract from : « In the Onyx Lobby » by Carolyn Wells

One thing, Doug had expressed no elation at the peacemaking with the Double O.
Extract from : « Slim Evans and his Horse Lightning » by Graham M. Dean

The first crisis arose out of the peacemaking policy of the Pope.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 » by Various

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