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makepeace

The English word “makepeace” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A peacemaker; one who reconciles persons at variance with one another; a composer of strife; an adjuster of differences.
  2. A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for corporal punishment.

Etymology

From make + peace.

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