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Détente

//deɪˈtɑnt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A relaxing of tension, especially between countries. countable, uncountable

    "Analogous structural and political constraints stood in the way of a lasting détente between Germany and Britain."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French détente (“relaxing”).

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