Etymology

synchoresis

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Today it means: A concession made for the purpose of retorting with greater power. Full definition →

Ancient Greek συγχώρησις
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromσυγχώρησις“agreement”
  2. English todaysynchoresis

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek συγχώρησις (sunkhṓrēsis, “agreement”), from συν- (sun-, “with”) + χωρέω (khōréō, “withdraw”).

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