Today's Word "rapprochement"
Published in Vocabulary
rapprochement \rap-rosh-MAWN\ (noun) - The establishment or state of cordial relations.
"After the things that were said during their last argument, Janice had no desire for some kissy rapprochement."
Rapprochement comes from the French, from rapprocher, "to bring nearer," from Middle French, from re- + approcher, "to approach," from Old French aprochier, from Late Latin appropire, from Latin ad- + propius, "nearer," comparative of prope, "near."
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