CONCESSIVE


Meaning of CONCESSIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈse-siv ]

adjective

Date: 1711

1. : denoting concession

a concessive clause

2. : making for or being a concession

• con·ces·sive·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.