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Podcast: The Jimmy Olsen Radio Network
Episode: Eirenicon
Description:
Eirenicon [ai-REN-ih-kahn]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Greek, 17th century
1. A proposal to resolve disputes and reconcile differences in order to advance peace, strengthen or establish unity, or foster solidarity.
Examples of eirenicon in a sentence
"My mother eased the standoff between my sisters by making an eirenicon for everyone to wait an hour before coming back to the dinner table to resolve their differences with cooler heads."
"The local offices used to compete for bonuses until the manager offered an eirenicon to combine goals, resulting in...