concessio

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The rhetorical device of conceding or admitting something but pardoning it.

Pronunciation

/kənˈsɛsi.əʊ/ /kənˈsɛsi.oʊ/

Word forms

concessio

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin concessiō. Doublet of concession.

Synonyms

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