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cession

ces·sion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sesh-uh n]
    • /ˈsɛʃ ən/
    • /seʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sesh-uh n]
    • /ˈsɛʃ ən/

Definitions of cession word

  • noun cession the act of ceding, esp of ceding rights, property, or territory 3
  • noun cession something that is ceded, esp land or territory 3
  • noun cession a ceding or giving up (of rights, property, territory, etc.) to another 3
  • noun cession act of ceding, as by treaty. 1
  • noun cession something that is ceded, as territory. 1
  • noun cession The formal giving up of rights, property, or territory, esp. by a state. 1
See all 9 definitions of cession

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Origin of cession

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin cessiōn- (stem of cessiō) a giving up, equivalent to cess(us) past participle of cēdere to yield (ced- perfect stem + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Cession

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Cession

cession popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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  • opium war

    a war between Great Britain and China that began in 1839 as a conflict over the opium trade and ended in 1842 with the Chinese cession of Hong Kong to the British, the opening of five Chinese ports to foreign merchants, and the grant of other commercial and diplomatic privileges in the Treaty of Nanking.

  • sino-japanese war

    the war (1894–95) between China and Japan over the control of Korea that resulted in the nominal independence of Korea and the Chinese cession to Japan of Formosa and the Pescadores.
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