war to end all wars

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the war to end all wars

  1. (dated) Epithet for World War I.
    Synonyms: 14-18, (Canada, US, obsolete, 1910s) European War, First World War, Great War, (Canada, US, obsolete, 1910s) (The) War in Europe, (dated) World War
    • 1920 February 9, “World Leadership Lost, says Baker”, in New York Times, page 3:
      The fact is there are still a lot of wars going on in the world, and there is no general acceptance as yet that the ‘war to end all wars’ is really over.

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