Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

synchoresis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: syn-chore-sis
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A concession made for the purpose of retorting with greater power.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Oft Synchoresis will a point concede, That other points with greater weight may plead."

Etymology

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

Usage

Questions

What does synchoresis mean?: A concession made for the purpose of retorting with greater power.
Where does synchoresis come from?: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek συγχώρησις (sunkhṓrēsis, “agreement”), from συν- (sun-, “with”) + χωρέω (khōréō, “withdraw”).

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