peacetime en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpiːstaɪm/
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Etymology
From peace + time.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The period of time when a nation or people is at peace, not fighting a war.
When the country was blockaded during the second world war and the nation’s farmers were told to convert scrub and pasture to sown fields, arable land doubled. In peacetime, the patriotic drive for self-sufficiency continued
2020 February 25, Christopher de Bellaigue, “The end of farming?”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| peace-time | alternative | lexicographic | |
| peacetimes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| peace time | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (46)
cmn 平時 /平时 (period of peace) · nb fredstid (period of peace) · fi rauhanaika (period of peace) · bg ми́рно вре́ме (period of peace) · nl vredestijd (period of peace) · sk mierový čas (period of peace) · km សន្តិកាល (period of peace) · ar وَقْت السَّلَامِ (period of peace) · tr barış (period of peace) · uk ми́рний час (period of peace) · ja 平和時代 (period of peace) · ar وَقْت السِّلْمِ (period of peace) · ko 평시 (period of peace) · fr temps de paix (period of peace) · hu békeidő (period of peace) · ru ми́рное вре́мя (period of peace) · ko 평화시 (period of peace) · ar زَمَن السَّلَامِ (period of peace) · es tiempos pacíficos (period of peace) · tg давраи сулх (period of peace) · ka მშვიდობიანობა (period of peace) · vi thời bình (period of peace) · ka მშვიდობის დრო (period of peace) · fa زمان صلح (period of peace) · ar زَمَن السِّلْمِ (period of peace) · ms masa aman (period of peace) · sv fredstid (period of peace) · es tiempo de paz (period of peace) · li vrieëdtied (period of peace) · tg замони сулх (period of peace) · pl okres pokojowy (period of peace) · pl okres pokoju (period of peace) · ja 平時 (period of peace) · mk мирно време (period of peace) · ro timp de pace (period of peace) · cmn 和平時期 /和平时期 (period of peace) · cs doba míru (period of peace) · nn fredstid (period of peace) · de Friedenszeit (period of peace) · tg замони осоишта (period of peace) · et rahuaeg (period of peace) · pt tempo de paz (period of peace) · tr sulh (period of peace) · be мі́рны час (period of peace) · it tempo di pace (period of peace) · da fredstid (period of peace)