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concessive
[ kuhn-ses-iv ]
/ kənˈsɛs ɪv /
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adjective
tending or serving to concede.
Grammar. expressing concession, as the English conjunction though.
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Origin of concessive
OTHER WORDS FROM concessive
con·ces·sive·ly, adverbnon·con·ces·sive, adjectivepre·con·ces·sive, adjectiveWords nearby concessive
concert tuning, concession, concessionaire, concessionary, concession road, concessive, conch, concha, conchfish, conchi-, conchie
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British Dictionary definitions for concessive
concessive
/ (kənˈsɛsɪv) /
adjective
implying or involving concession; tending to concede
grammar a conjunction, preposition, phrase, or clause describing a state of affairs that might have been expected to rule out what is described in the main clause but in fact does not"Although" in the sentence "Although they had been warned, they refused to take care" is a concessive conjunction
Word Origin for concessive
C18: from Late Latin concēssīvus, from Latin concēdere to concede
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