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concessive
[ kuhn-ses-iv ]
adjective
- tending or serving to concede.
- Grammar. expressing concession, as the English conjunction though.
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Other Words From
- con·cessive·ly adverb
- noncon·cessive adjective
- precon·cessive adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of concessive1
From the Late Latin word concēssīvus, dating back to 1705–15. See concession, -ive
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Example Sentences
Where no principle was involved, Paul was the most concessive of men.
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Concessive clauses sometimes omit the copula and its subject.
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A concessive clause is usually introduced by a subordinate conjunction, though, although, or even if.
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A concessive clause may be introduced by the conjunction as, or by a relative pronoun or a relative adverb.
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It was the tenderest malice, but it obtained no concessive sign.
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