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rapprochement(dictionary)

rapprochement (iou)



rapprochement noun. E19.
[French, from rapprocher, formed as RE- + approcher APPROACH verb: see -MENT.]
(An) establishment or resumption of harmonious relations, esp. between foreign States.
A. F. Douglas-Home There can be no unity in Europe without the rapprochement of France and Germany. G. Battiscombe Christine and Lizzie were...very shy creatures, so that a rapprochement between them would have been difficult.