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pact
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
pact
(noun)
suicide pact
(noun)
pact
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pækt/
noun
plural
pacts
pact
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ˈ
pækt/
noun
plural
pacts
Britannica Dictionary definition of PACT
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a formal agreement between two countries, people, or groups especially to help each other or to stop fighting
We supported a peace/free-trade/nonaggression
pact
between the two countries.
They made a
pact
to go to the gym together three times a week.
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