the war to end all wars

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World War I, major war fought during the years of 1914-18 between the Central Powers and the Allies and which took place primarily in the Middle East and Europe
war to end all wars
Epithet for World War I

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.