Etymology

rapprochement

rap·proche·ment
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Today it means: The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a reconciliation. Full definition →

French rapprochement
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromrapprochement“act or process of getting closer together; link (between two things)”
  2. English todayrapprochement

Unadapted borrowing from French rapprochement (“act or process of getting closer together; link (between two things)”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.