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pa·cif·ic    Audio Help   [puh-sif-ik] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.tending to make or preserve peace; conciliatory: pacific overtures.
2.not warlike; peaceable; mild: a pacific disposition.
3.at peace; peaceful: a pacific era in history.
4.calm; tranquil: The Wabash is a pacific river.
5.(initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Pacific Ocean.
6.(initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the region bordering on the Pacific Ocean: the Pacific states.
–noun (initial capital letter)
7.Pacific Ocean.
8.a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck.

[Origin: 1540–50; < L pācificus lit., peacemaking, equiv. to pāci- (comb. form of pāx) peace + -ficus -fic]
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  peaceable
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Inclined or disposed to peace; not quarrelsome or unruly.
Synonyms:  irenic, pacifical, pacifist, pacifistic, peaceful
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation: see under Pacific Rim.

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