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How to spell peace
Peace is spelled P-E-A-C-E.
What it means: A time without war or fighting.
In a sentence: We wish for peace in the world.
The part people get wrong
Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.
Not to be confused with: piece, a different word.
Same family: peaceful, peacefully, peacemaker, peacetime, appease. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.
Where it comes from: Peace comes from Old French "pais" and Latin "pax," both meaning a state of agreement or absence of war. The ancient Roman goddess Pax was the personification of peace.
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