"synchoresis" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek συγχώρησις (sunkhṓrēsis, “agreement”), from συν- (sun-, “with”) + χωρέω (khōréō, “withdraw”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|grc|συγχώρησις||agreement}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek συγχώρησις (sunkhṓrēsis, “agreement”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} synchoresis (uncountable)
  1. (rhetoric) A concession made for the purpose of retorting with greater force. Tags: rhetoric, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric
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