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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•ces•sion /ˌɪntɚˈsɛʃən/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] an act or instance of interceding.
- an act of pleading on behalf of another person:[countable]intercessions on behalf of the condemned criminal.
See -cede-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•ces•sion (in′tər sesh′ən),USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of interceding.
- an interposing or pleading on behalf of another person.
- a prayer to God on behalf of another.
- Ancient History[Rom. Hist.]the interposing of a veto, as by a tribune.
- Latin intercessiōn- (stem of intercessiō), equivalent. to intercess(us) past participle of intercēdere to intercede (equivalent. to interced- variant stem + -tus past participle suffix, with -dt- -ss-) + -iōn- -ion
- late Middle English 1400–50
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