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concessive

Pronunciation: /kənˈsɛsɪv/
Definition of concessive

adjective

  • 1characterized by or tending to concession:we must look for a more concessive approach
  • 2 Grammar (of a preposition or conjunction) introducing a phrase or clause denoting a circumstance which might be expected to preclude the action of the main clause, but does not (e.g. in spite of, although).
  • (of a phrase or clause) introduced by a concessive preposition or conjunction.

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