/ kənˈsesɪv; NAmE / adjective
( grammar ) ( of a preposition or conjunction ) used at the beginning of a clause to say that the action of the main clause is in fact true or possible, despite the situation. 'Despite' and 'although' are concessive words.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from late Latin concessivus , from concess- withdrawn, yielded, from the verb concedere , from con- completely + cedere yield.