"irenic" meaning in English

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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mirotvoren",
      "sense": "promoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes — see also conciliatory",
      "word": "миротворен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hépíngde",
      "sense": "promoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes — see also conciliatory",
      "word": "和平的"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "promoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes — see also conciliatory",
      "word": "irenisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "promoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes — see also conciliatory",
      "word": "vredelievend"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "promoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes — see also conciliatory",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "irénique"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "promoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes — see also conciliatory",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "irenico"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mirótvoren",
      "sense": "promoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes — see also conciliatory",
      "word": "миро́творен"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "promoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes — see also conciliatory",
      "word": "irénico"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "promoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes — see also conciliatory",
      "word": "heddychol"
    }
  ],
  "word": "irenic"
}