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- Dictionarydetente/deɪˈtɑːnt/
noun
- 1. the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries: "his policy of arms control and detente with the Soviet Union"
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Détente ( day-TAUNT;,) is the relaxation of strained relations, especially political ones, through verbal communication. The diplomacy term originates from around 1912, when France and Germany tried unsuccessfully to reduce tensions. The term is often used to refer to a period of general easing of geopolitical tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War. Détente beg... Wikipedia