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concessionary

[kuhn-sesh-uh-ner-ee]

con·ces·sion·ar·y

[kuhn-sesh-uh-ner-ee] adjective, noun, plural -ar·ies.
adjective
1.
pertaining to concession; of the nature of a concession: concessionary agreements.
noun
2.
a concessionaire.

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Concessionary has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.

Origin:
1720–30; concession + -ary

sub·con·ces·sion·ar·y, adjective, noun, plural -ar·ies.
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concessionaire, concessioner or concessionary (kənˌsɛʃəˈnɛə, kənˈsɛʃənə)
 
n
someone who holds or operates a concession
 
concessioner, concessioner or concessionary
 
n
 
concessionary, concessioner or concessionary
 
n

concessionary (kənˈsɛʃənərɪ)
 
adj
1.  of, granted, or obtained by a concession
 
n , -aries
2.  another word for concessionaire

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