cession

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɛʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɛʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sesh′ən)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ces•sion /ˈsɛʃən/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Government[uncountable] the act of giving up or ceding, as by treaty.
  2. Government[countable] something given up or ceded, such as territory.
See -cess-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ces•sion  (sesh′ən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Governmentact of ceding, as by treaty.
  2. Governmentsomething that is ceded, as territory.
  • 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
  • Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cession /ˈsɛʃən/ n
  1. the act of ceding, esp of ceding rights, property, or territory
  2. something that is ceded, esp land or territory
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin cessiō, from cēdere to yield
'cession' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
recession - cessionary - circumincession - dauphin - Opium War - precession - process - secession - Sino-Japanese War

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