Princeton's WordNet

1. peace offering, olive branch(noun)

   something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace

Wiktionary

1. olive branch(Noun)

   Such a branch offered as an emblem of peace.

2. olive branch(Noun)

   Any symbol of peace, or peace offering to an adversary to show good will and in the hope of securing peace.

Origin: With reference to classical myth, where the olivebranch was a symbol of peace and prosperity, merging with Biblical allusion to Genesis 8:11, where a dove returns to Noah's ark as a sign that the Flood is subsiding.

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