paromology

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παρομολογία (paromología, “partial agreement”), from ὁμολογία (homología).

Noun

paromology (uncountable)

1. (rhetoric) A concession to an adversary in order to strengthen one's own argument.

Synonyms

• (rhetorical concession): paromologia

Translations

a concession to an adversary in order to strengthen one's own argument

• Tagalog: paraya

See also

• acknowledge the corn

References

• “paromology”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “paromology”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.