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pact
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- pronunciation:
- paekt
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an agreement, esp. a sworn promise.
My friend and I made a pact never to tell what happened that day.- synonyms:
- accord, alliance, compact, convention, covenant, treaty
- similar words:
- agreement, arrangement, bond, collusion, concord, contract, deal, entente, league, obligation, pledge, truce, understanding
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| definition 2: |
a formal compact or set of accords between or among nations; treaty.
Nazi Germany had signed a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union, but it violated that pact when it invaded the Soviet Union in 1941.- similar words:
- alliance, compact, concord, convention, treaty
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| related words: |
agreement, arrangement, bargain, contract, obligation, treaty, truce, understanding |
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