synchoresis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A concession made for the purpose of retorting with greater power.

Word forms

synchoresis

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek συγχώρησις (sunkhṓrēsis, “agreement”), from συν- (sun-, “with”) + χωρέω (khōréō, “withdraw”).

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