nonconcessive
ɪvRelated forms
con·ces·sive·ly, adverb
non·con·ces·sive, adjective
pre·con·ces·sive, adjective
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concessive (kənˈsɛsɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | implying or involving concession; tending to concede |
| 2. | grammar a conjunction, preposition, phrase, or clause describing a state of affairs that might have been expected to rule out what is described in the main clause but in fact does not: "Although" in the sentence "Although they had been warned, they refused to take care" is a concessive conjunction |
| [C18: from Late Latin concēssīvus, from Latin concēdere to | |
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Nonconcessive
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