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concessive

  • /kənˈsɛsɪv/

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adjective more concessive · most concessive

  1. Of, pertaining to, or being a concession; conceding.
  2. of a conjunction Joining clauses while conceding some notion.

noun concessives

  1. A phrase or clause that acts as a concession, such as "even if" or "although".

    Similar: concessional

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adj of, pertaining to, or being a concession

Españolconcesivo
Portuguêsconcessivo
Françaisconcessif
Italianoconcessivo

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@misc{concessive_2026,
  title = {concessive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/concessive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}