Word: concession
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
ces
sion
Definition: A territory—usually an enclave in a major port—yielded to the administration of a foreign power.
Morphemes:
Affix: concede
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
Meaning: wholly
Affix: cedō
Language: la
Decoded: cedo
Meaning: to yield, give way, to go, grant
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.