dé‧tente , detente /ˈdeɪtɒnt, deɪˈtɑːnt $ deɪˈtɑːnt/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1900-2000; Language: French; Origin: détente, from Old French destendre 'to loosen', from tendre 'to stretch']
a time or situation in which two countries that are not friendly towards each other agree to behave in a more friendly way

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