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cession

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛʃən/

The English word “cession” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. That which is ceded.
  2. A risk, or part of one, which is transferred from one actor to another.
  3. The giving up of rights, property etc. which one is entitled to.

Etymology

From Middle French cession, from Latin cessionem, from past participle of cēdere (“to yield”). By surface analysis, cede + -sion.

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