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Rapprochement

//ɹəˈpɹɒʃmɒ̃// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a reconciliation.

    "It was the Nixon administration that saw the rapprochement between the United States and China."

  2. 2
    the reestablishing of cordial relations wordnet

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French rapprochement (“act or process of getting closer together; link (between two things)”).

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