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unconcession

unconcession noun: the retraction of a prior concession.

Noun

unconcession (plural unconcessions)

  1. The retraction of a prior concession
    • In 2000, after Gore's unconcession, he demanded a recount of several Florida counties, although other states still had outstanding final tallies that could have affected the election2004, Grant Barrett, The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 13

Forms of unconcession

pluralunconcessions

Origin of unconcession

From un- + concession.

Questions about unconcession

What does unconcession mean?
Unconcession means the retraction of a prior concession.
What part of speech is unconcession?
Unconcession is a noun.
What is the plural of unconcession?
The plural of unconcession is unconcessions.

Words near unconcession in the dictionary

  1. unconcerning
  2. unconcernment
  3. unconcerns
  4. unconcerted
  5. unconcertedly
  6. unconcession
  7. unconcessions
  8. unconciliable
  9. unconciliated
  10. unconciliating
  11. unconciliatory

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