CONCERTO
Con*cer"to (; It. ), n.; pl. Concertos. Etym: [It. See Concert, n.]
(Mus.)
Defn: A composition (usually in symphonic form with three movements) in which one instrument (or two or three) stands out in bold relief against the orchestra, or accompaniment, so as to display its qualities or the performer's skill.
CONCERT OF EUROPE; EUROPEAN CONCERT
Concert of Europe, or European concert.
Defn: An agreement or understanding between the chief European powers to take only joint action in the (European) Eastern Question.
CONCERT OF THE POWERS
Concert of the powers.
Defn: An agreement or understanding between the chief European powers, the United States, and Japan in 1900 to take only joint action in the Chinese aspect of the Eastern Question.
CONCESSION Con*ces"sion, n. Etym: [L. concessio, fr. concedere: cf. F. concession. See Concede.]
1. The act of conceding or yielding; usually implying a demand, claim, or request, and thus distinguished from giving, which is voluntary or spontaneous. By mutual concession the business was adjusted. Hallam.
2. A thing yielded; an acknowledgment or admission; a boon; a grant; esp. a grant by government of a privilege or right to do something; as, a concession to build a canal. This is therefore a concession , that he doth . . . believe the Scriptures to be sufficiently plain. Sharp. When a lover becomes satisfied by small compliances without further pursuits, then expect to find popular assemblies content with small concessions. Swift.
CONCESSIONAIRE; CONCESSIONNAIRE
Con*ces`sion*aire", Con`ces`sion`naire", n. [F. concessionnaire.]