concessive
Americanadjective
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tending or serving to concede.
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Grammar. expressing concession, as the English conjunction though.
adjective
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implying or involving concession; tending to concede
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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
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Etymology
Origin of concessive
From the Late Latin word concēssīvus, dating back to 1705–15. See concession, -ive
Example Sentences
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“Um, me,” Timberlake responds with a concessive nod.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2024
The common relations between sentences indicated by conjunctions are coördinative, subordinative, adversative, concessive, and illative.
From English: Composition and Literature by W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
He indulged in a concessive lie for the sake or the peace.
From We Can't Have Everything by Rupert Hughes
"Oh!" said Louise, in the concessive tone people use, when they do not know but they have wronged some one.
From The Quality of Mercy by William Dean Howells
It has always come to something in the way of a concessive or expedient mitigation of the antagonistic principle of personal authority.
From An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation by Thorstein Veblen
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