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Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: rapprocher 'to bring together'

rapprochement

 noun
     
rap‧proche‧ment [singular, uncountable] formal
PPG the establishment of a good relationship between two countries or groups of people, after a period of unfriendly relations
rapprochement between/with
I hope for a rapprochement between our two countries.
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